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        "general_description": "Jim Tallon", 
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        "candidateName": "Michael Mulvihill", 
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        "general_description": "Michael Mulvihill is running as an Independent in Wicklow. He has worked in the electronics industry for 30 years. Mulvihill is contesting his first election.", 
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        "candidateName": "Donal Kiernan", 
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        "general_description": "Donal Kiernan will be contesting his first election as an Independent in the Wicklow constituency. He is a former member of Wicklow Civil Defence, and An Garda Siochana.", 
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        "candidateName": "Charlie Keddy", 
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        "general_description": "Charlie Keddy is a self-employed plumber from Kilcoole, County Wicklow. Mr Keddy has been involved in legal planning battles with Wicklow County Council for much of the last decade. He has previously run in local elections.", 
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        "candidateName": "Conal Kavanagh", 
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        "general_description": "Councillor Conal Kavanagh is a Labour Party candidate in Wicklow. Kavanagh's career as a local politician began in 2000 when he was elected to Wicklow Town Council, a body which he appointed as Mayor of in 2006/2007. He has also been a sitting member of Wicklow County Council since 2004. Kavanagh studied business at DCU.", 
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        "candidateName": "Tom Fortune", 
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        "general_description": "Councillor Tom Fortune is one of three Labour Party candidates running in Wicklow. Fortune has been formally active in local politics for the last six years since his election to Wicklow County Council in June 2004. He is currently self-employed, working as strategic management advisor and a business/life coach.", 
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        "candidateName": "Anthony Fitzgerald", 
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        "general_description": "Anthony Fitzgerald is 57 years old, the proprietor of a small business and a Sloan Fellow of the London Business School. He has lived in Wiclow for the past 21 years. Fitzgerald previously worked in the bloodstock business and then in the city of London in the Lloyds Insurance market. He is contesting his first election.", 
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        "candidateName": "Anne Ferris", 
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        "general_description": "Anne Ferris is one of the Labour Party's three general election candidates in Wicklow. The Bray woman has worked as a public representative for fifteen years. In 2007/2008, she was elected as Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council, making her only the second woman ever to be appointed to the office.", 
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        "candidateName": "Stephen Donnelly", 
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        "general_description": "Political newcomer Stephen Donnelly is standing as an independent candidate in Wicklow. The 35-year-old from Greystones is a management consultant who currently works for McKinsey & Company. He holds a Masters\u2019 degree in Public Administration and International Development from Harvard\u2019s Kennedy School of Government. This is his first electoral run.", 
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        "policies": "Renegotiate the EU-IMF agreement, insist that the remaining senior bondholders accept losses, close the zombie banks; Create a National Reconstruction Bank, encourage entrepreneurs, cut the costs of doing business; Political reform: introduce a mixed list system, introduce a quota for female candidates", 
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        "candidateName": "Thomas Clarke", 
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        "general_description": "Clarke previously ran in 2004 for the Progressive Democrats in the local elections. This will be the first time he contests an election as an Independent.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/thomasclarkeind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Wicklow", 
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        "general_description": "Niall Byrne", 
        "image": "Secondary school teacher Niall Byrne has been nominated by the Green Party as their candidate in Wicklow. Byrne was a candidate for Greystones Town Council in the 2009 local elections but was eliminated on the final count.", 
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        "candidateName": "Joe  Behan", 
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        "general_description": "Former Fianna F\u00e1il TD Joe Behan is standing as an independent candidate in Wicklow. Behan, who has been active in politics since his election to Bray Urban District Council in 1985, was elected to D\u00e1il Eireann as a first-time candidate in 2007. He split from Fianna F\u00e1il in October 2008 due to his dissatisfaction with the provisions of the government's Emergency Budget.", 
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        "candidateName": "Liam Twomey", 
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        "general_description": "Senator Liam Twomey is one of three Fine Gael candidates contesting the general election in Wexford. Prior to his election as an independent deputy in 2002, Twomey worked as a full-time GP based in Rosslare Strand. Having joined forces with Fine Gael while a deputy in Leinster House, the Clonakility native unsuccessfully contested the 2007 general election under his new party banner. He was elected to the Cultural and Education Panel of Seanad Eireann in July of that year and he is currently the party's deputy leader and Finance Spokesperson in the upper house.", 
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        "candidateName": "Seamus O&#8217;Brien", 
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        "general_description": "Seamus O Brien is running in Wexford for People Before Profit. He has previously been a Town Councillor in New Ross having been elected from 1994 to 1999, as a member of Militant Labour group, which later became the Socialist Party.", 
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        "candidateName": "Paul Kehoe", 
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        "general_description": "Fine Gael's Paul Kehoe is seeking re-election for a third term of office from his constituents in Wexford. Kehoe was elected to the D\u00e1il as a 29-year-old in 2002 and was appointed as Fine Gael's Chief Whip during his first term in the Oireachtas, a position which he still holds. He is currently responsible for overseeing the party's political reform policies.", 
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    {
        "candidateName": "Danny Forde", 
        "general_description": "Danny Forde has contested 3 local elections on behalf of the Green Party. This will be his first general election. He first stood in 1999 as a local candidate in Wexford.", 
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        "twitter": "Green Party", 
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        "candidateName": "Ruair\u00ed De Valera", 
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        "general_description": "The grandson of Eamon, Ruair\u00ed de Valera will be contesting his first election. Despite his family connections he is running as an Independent. Ruairi was a late nomination for the election and registered shortly before the deadline.", 
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        "candidateName": "Sean Connick", 
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        "general_description": "Current Wexford TD, Sean Connick, will contest the forthcoming election on behalf of Fianna F\u00e1il. He was first elected to the Dail in 2007, having served as a Councillor since 1999. He currently serves as Minister for State.", 
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        "party": "Wexford", 
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        "candidateName": "John Browne", 
        "general_description": "John Browne was first elected to the D\u00e1il in November 1982. He has since been successful in every General Election he contested. Browne served as Assistant Chief Whip between 1982 and 1987.", 
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        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Declan Waters", 
        "image": "Declan Waters is running as an Independent candidate in Waterford. He has previously unsuccessfully contested the general elections of 1997, 2002, and 2007.", 
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        "candidateName": "Seamus Ryan", 
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        "general_description": "Councillor Seamus Ryan is one of two Labour Party candidates selected to contest the general election in Waterford. The 49-year-old, who currently represents the Waterford South area on Waterford County Council, was re-elected to the body on the first count in both 2004 and 2009. This is his first general election campaign.", 
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        "party": "Waterford", 
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        "candidateName": "Ben Nutty", 
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        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Former Green Party member Ben Nutty will contest his first General Election as an Independent candidate for Waterford. He previously ran unsuccessfully as a European and Local elections candidate in 1999.", 
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        "candidateName": "Brendan Kenneally", 
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        "general_description": "Brendan Kenneally was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 1989. He was successful in his attempts for re-election in 1992, 1997, and 2007, but failed in 2002. Kenneally is married to Martina Crotty, they have 4 children.", 
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        "party": "Waterford", 
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        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/deputy.brendan.keneally", 
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        "candidateName": "John Halligan", 
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        "general_description": "Councillor John Halligan is running as an independent candidate in the Waterford constituency. Halligan has been a member of Waterford County Council since 1999 when he was elected as a member of the Workers' Party. He split from the party in 2008, citing policy differences. Shortly thereafter, he was voted in as the Mayor of Waterford for the 2009/2010 term.", 
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        "party": "Independent", 
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        "policies": "Retain the 24hour rescue helicopter in the South East; Fight for a University of Waterford; Make politics transparent and hold politicians accountable ", 
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        "candidateName": "David Cullinane", 
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        "general_description": "Sinn F\u00e9in have nominated local councillor David Cullinane as their sole candidate in Waterford. Cullinane was first elected to Waterford County Council in 2004 and secured re-election to the council as a representative of Waterford South in June 2009. This will be Cullinane's third general election campaign following his previous unsuccessful attempts in the constituency in 2002 and 2007.", 
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        "candidateName": "Ciara Conway", 
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        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Labour Party councillor Ciara Conway is a general election candidate in Waterford. Conway, who currently works for Barnardos, was elected to Dungarvan Town Council in June 2009. This is her first general election campaign.", 
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        "candidateName": "Paudie Coffey", 
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        "general_description": "Senator Paudie Coffey has been given a second opportunity by Fine Gael to win election as a representative of the Waterford constituency. An engineering officer by profession, Coffey lost out in the four-seater in 2007 when he polled less than 10 per cent of first preferences. He was elected to the Seanad (Industrial and Commercial Panel) shortly thereafter where, at present, he is Fine Gael's Spokesperson on Environment, Heritage and Local Government.", 
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        "candidateName": "Michael Murphy", 
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        "general_description": "Councillor Michael Murphy has been selected to partner Tom Hayes on the Fine Gael ticket in Tipperary South. Murphy, who is a senior executive with the Enfer group, was elected to South Tipperary County Council as a first-time candidate in June 2009. His campaign manifesto highlights healthcare, childcare and education as three issues of pressing concern both locally and nationally.", 
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        "candidateName": "Mattie McGrath", 
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        "general_description": "Former Fianna F\u00e1il TD Mattie McGrath will contest the forthcoming general election as an independent candidate in Tipperary South. The Newcastle man was first elected to South Tipperary County Council in 1999, serving as a councillor until his election to D\u00e1il Eireann as a first-time candidate in 2007. In June 2010, McGrath announced that the Fianna F\u00e1il-Green coalition could no longer rely on his support and, in January 2011, he declated that he would be running as an independent in the general election.", 
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        "general_description": "Seamus Healy", 
        "image": "Seamus Healy has been a South Tipperary County Councillor since 2007. He served as a TD for the same constituency from 2000 to 2007. Healy is Chairperson of Save Our Acute Hospital Services Committee, and a Director of Elm Park Area Childcare Committee.", 
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        "general_description": "Browne was elected to Cashel Town Council in 2004. He is contesting a Dail seat for the first time.", 
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        "candidateName": "Seamus Morris", 
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        "general_description": "Seamus Morris was first elected as a Nenagh Town Councillor in 2004 but was unsuccessful in his bid for election to the Dail in 2007. He is currently serving his second term as Mayor of Nenagh.", 
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        "candidateName": "Alan Kelly", 
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        "general_description": "Labour MEP Alan Kelly has been selected to run in Tipperary North by the party. Kelly, who previously worked in eBusiness with both Bord Failte and Failte Ireland, has a long history of involvement in local and general election campaigns in both Tipperary and Dublin. He was elected to the Seanad's Agricultural Panel in 2007 before winning the final seat as an MEP for the South constituency in 2009.", 
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        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/alankellylabour", 
        "twitter": "alankellylabour", 
        "webpage": "http://www.alankelly.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Noel Coonan", 
        "constituency": "noel.coonan@oir.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael's Noel Coonan is set to defend the D\u00e1il seat which he first won in the 2007 general election. Coonan's involvement in local politics stretches back to 1991 when he was first elected to Tipperary North County Council. Following his disappointment at not winning a Dail seat in 2002, Coonan secured election to the Seanad (Cultural and Educational Panel) two months later. He was appointed as the party's Deputy Spokesperson for Agriculture in 2010.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noelcoonanfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Tipperary North", 
        "phone": "050432544", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/noelcoonan", 
        "twitter": "noelcoonantd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.noelcoonan.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Kate Bopp", 
        "constituency": "campaign@katebopp.com", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Kate Bopp is a Wexford born mother of 5 living in Coolbawn, Co. Tipperary with her husband Evert. She is a final year law student at the University of Limerick. Her decision to run reflects her disillusionment with the current political status quo.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/kateboppind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Tipperary North", 
        "phone": "086/8645099", 
        "policies": "Reform of the political system- more power to local government, let TDs focus on national issues; Complete overhaul of the current health system; Overhaul of the substitute teaching regime and introduction of a 3rd level education grant system; Promotion of a strong indigenous SME sector; Constitutional reform ", 
        "twitter": "mrs_bopp", 
        "webpage": "http://katebopp.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Eamon Scanlon", 
        "facebook": "Sligo-North Leitrim", 
        "general_description": "Eamon Scanlon was first elected to the Dail in 2007, having previously been unsuccessful in 2002. He will be running for Fianna F\u00e1il in the Sligo North Leitrim constituency. Scanlon was elected to Sligo County Council in 1991.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/EamonScanlonFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "eamon.scanlon@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Re-elect-Eamon-Scanlon/182964131734182?v=info", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "0719197733", 
        "webpage": "http://www.eamonscanlon.viviti.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Susan O&#8217;Keeffe", 
        "constituency": "susan.okeeffe@votelabour.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Labour have nominated journalist Susan O'Keeffe as the party's candidate in Sligo-North Leitrim. Susan works as freelance journalist in print, TV and radio as well as acting as a media trainer and consultant. She contested the 2009 European elections in the North-West constituency on behalf of Labour but was unsuccessful, winning slightly less than 6 per cent of first preferences.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/susanokeeffelab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Sligo-North Leitrim", 
        "phone": "0851314084", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001354050222", 
        "twitter": "susanokeeffe", 
        "webpage": "http://www.susanokeeffe.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Tony McLoughlin", 
        "facebook": "Sligo-North Leitrim", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Tony McLoughlin is one of two Fine Gael candidates standing in Sligo-North Leitrim. McLoughlin has been active in local politics in the Sligo area since the 1970s and has served four separate terms as the Mayor of Sligo. In the 2009 local elections, McLoughlin secured nearly 25 per cent of first-preference votes.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/tonymcloughlinfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "mcloughlintony@eircom.net", 
        "phone": "0876633587", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "CllrTMcLoughlin", 
        "webpage": "http://www.tonymcloughlin.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Alwyn Love", 
        "constituency": "Sligo-North Leitrim", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/alwyn.love", 
        "general_description": "Former Labour Party member Alwyn Love is running as an independent candidate in Sligo-North Leitrim. In the June 2009 Sligo County Council elections, Love ran unsuccessfully as a Labour candidate in the Dromore electoral area. Shortly afterwards, he split from the party, citing dissatisfaction with the party's attempts to win power at all costs. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/alwynloveind-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "aalove@eircom.net", 
        "party": "Independent", 
        "phone": "0868066782", 
        "policies": "Root and branch political and governmental reform; Change the direction of health service policy; An education system that meets the needs of all; Reduce the debt burden on the Irish Citizen", 
        "twitter": "alwynlove", 
        "webpage": "http://LoveReform.org/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael Colreavy", 
        "constituency": "michael@colreavy.net", 
        "facebook": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "general_description": "Michael Colreavy is Sinn F\u00e9in's sole candidate in the Sligo-North Leitrim constituency. The Manorhamilton man has been active in local politics for over ten years, serving as a member of Leitrim County Council since his first election on to the body in 1999.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MichaelColreavySF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Sligo-North Leitrim", 
        "phone": "0872499476", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colreavy-for-SligoNorth-Leitrim-Change-Is-Coming/129484853785983", 
        "twitter": "MichaelColreavy ", 
        "webpage": "http://www.colreavy.net/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/marblefire ", 
        "facebook": "Sligo-North Leitrim", 
        "general_description": "Veronica Cawley", 
        "image": "Veronica Cawley is a Councillor in Sligo,formerly of the Labour Party. She is running as an Independent in the forthcoming election.", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=657123357&ref=ts", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "Stop the attack on living standards; Create sustainable Jobs", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/veronicacawleyind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Declan Bree", 
        "facebook": "Sligo-North Leitrim", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Declan Bree is an indepedent candidate in Sligo-North Leitrim. Bree was originally elected to Sligo County Council in 1974 and has served on the council for over thirty-five years. Bree was a member of the Labour Party from 1992 to 2007, during which time he was elected to D\u00e1il Eireann for a single term from 1992 to 1997.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/declanbreeind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "dbree@eircom.net", 
        "phone": "0719145490", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "DeclanBree", 
        "webpage": "http://www.declanbree.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0873197610", 
        "general_description": "John McDermott", 
        "image": "John McDermott is the current Chairman of the Hospital Action Committee. He has been chosen to run as an Independent representing the community group.", 
        "phone": "Roscommon-SouthLeitrim", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/johnmcdermottind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Gerry Kilrane", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Gerry Kilrane was first elected as a Councillor in 2009. He will be contesting the forthcoming General Election on behalf of Fianna F\u00e1il for the Roscommon-South Leitrim constituency.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/GerryKilraneFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Roscommon-South Leitrim", 
        "phone": "HebelievestheD\u00e1ilneedsyoungerpeoplewithexperienceinbusinessandotherfields;Hisprioritiesarecreatingandmaintainingjobsinhisconstituencyandprotectingtheruraleconomy", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001991091525", 
        "twitter": "0719632880", 
        "webpage": "http://election.fiannafail.ie/candidates/details/gerry-kilrane/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Kelly", 
        "constituency": "cllrjkelly@roscommoncoco.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "John Kelly will contest the upcoming general election in Roscommon South-Leitrim as a member of the Labour Party. Kelly was first elected to Roscommon County Council in 2004 as an independent and was re-elected to the body in June 2009. His only previous general election campaign was in 2007 when he gained almost 10 per cent of the vote in Roscommon-South Leitrim. He currently works as a Community Welfare Officer for the Ballaghaderreen area.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/johnkellylab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Roscommon-South Leitrim", 
        "phone": "0868094698", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/CllrJohnKellyLabourRoscommon", 
        "twitter": "johnkellylabour", 
        "webpage": "http://www.electjohnkelly.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Luke Ming Flanagan", 
        "constituency": "Luke@LukeMingFlanagan.ie", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Luke \"Ming\" Flanagan is standing as an independent candidate in Roscommon-South Leitrim. Flanagan first stood as a general election candidate in 1997 when he ran as a pro-cannabis candidate, featuring images of marijuana leaves on his election material. The 39-year-old was elected to Roscommon County Council on the first count in 2004 and subsequently returned in June 2009. He is the current Mayor of Co Roscommon.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/lukemingflanaganind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Roscommon-South Leitrim", 
        "phone": "0863685680", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elect-Luke-Ming-Flanagan-as-a-TD-in-January-2011/135419496511490", 
        "twitter": "lukeming", 
        "webpage": "http://www.lukemingflanagan.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Ivan Connaughton", 
        "facebook": "Roscommon-South Leitrim", 
        "general_description": "First time candidate Ivan Connaughton will be contesting the General Election in Roscommon-South Leitrim. Connaughton believes Fianna F\u00e1il 'needs new faces to ensure it survives into the future'.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Ivan-ConnaughtonFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "ivan@ivanconnaughton.com", 
        "phone": "0906634021", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "ivanconnaughton", 
        "webpage": "http://election.fiannafail.ie/candidates/details/ivan-connaughton/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Catherine Yore", 
        "facebook": "Meath West", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Catherine Yore has been selected by Fine Gael as a general election candidate in the Meath West constituency. A teacher by profession, Yore first entered local politics when she was elected to Meath County Council in the 2009 local elections. This is her first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/catherineyorefg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "catherineannyore@hotmail.com", 
        "phone": "0863919003", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "catherineyore", 
        "webpage": "http://www.catherineyore.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Daithi Stevens", 
        "image": "Daithi Stevens is running as an Independent candidate in Meath West.", 
        "twitter": "Meath West", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/wpi_meath", 
        "constituency": "info@wpi-meath.org", 
        "facebook": "Workers' Party", 
        "general_description": "Seamus McDonagh", 
        "image": "Seamus McDonagh is a life-long member of the Workers' Party. He spent many years as a community development worker with the Dublin Inner City Drugs Network and has been involved in organising anti-bin charges and anti-water tax campaigns. McDonagh was unsuccessful in his last attempt at the D\u00e1il, all the way back in 1987.", 
        "party": "Meath West", 
        "phone": "Creationoflocaljobs;Re-negotiationofofhouseholdmortgagesatcurrentpropertyvalues;Localhealthcare/NavanHospital;Provisionofadequateschoolplaces", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Workers-Party-of-Ireland-Meath/122737297746290", 
        "twitter": "0876596876", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/SeamusMcDonaghWP-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Fiona Irwin", 
        "facebook": "Meath West", 
        "general_description": "Fiona Irwin will run as a first time candidate on behalf of the Green Party in the Meath West constituency. Irwin has been a member of the Green Party for several years. She has a degree in Microbiology and a Masters in Science.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/FionaIrwinGP-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "fionamary.irwin@gmail.com", 
        "phone": "AproperpublictransportnetworkfortheburgeoningpopulationofMeath;Properlycoordinated,wellplannedandwell-costedinvestmentnationallyineducationandschools;Taxbreaksandgrantsforrenewableenergy", 
        "policies": "Green Party", 
        "twitter": "01 8354826", 
        "webpage": "http://vote.greenparty.ie/meath-west/fiona-irwin"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Shane Cassells", 
        "facebook": "Meath West", 
        "general_description": "Fianna F\u00e1il's Shane Cassells is standing as one of the party's two nominees in Meath West. Cassells was the party's nominee in a 2005 by-election held to fill the seat left vacant by John Bruton's appointment as European Ambassador. Despite receiving over 32 per cent of first preferences, Cassells was defeated by the Fine Gael candidate Shane McEntee. He has served as a member of Navan urban district council since 1999 and as a member of Meath County Council since 2004", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/shane_cassellsFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "scassells@members.meathcoco.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1369082992", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "0863399198", 
        "webpage": "http://www.fiannafail.ie/people/shane-cassells1/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Ray Butler", 
        "facebook": "raybutlertrim@eircom.net", 
        "general_description": "Trim councillor Ray Butler has been added to Fine Gael's slate of candidates in Meath West.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/raybutlerfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FineGael", 
        "policies": "Meath West", 
        "twitter": "0861012088", 
        "webpage": "http://www.raybutler.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Stephen Ball", 
        "image": "Stephen Ball will contest his first general election. In 2009 he unsuccessfully ran in the local election for Navan. He is an Independent candidate for the Meath West constituency.", 
        "twitter": "Meath West", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Buachalla", 
        "facebook": "Meath East", 
        "general_description": "29 year old Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Buachalla is a Green Party candidate for Meath East. He has been a candidate for the party in general election 2007 and the 2009 local elections. He holds a degree in Nua-Ghaeilge and History from NUI Maynooth.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Sean-OBucahallaGP1-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "seanobuachalla@gmail.com", 
        "phone": "Protectionofournaturalandhistoricalheritage;Taxbreaksandgrantsforrenewableenergy;Thedevelopmentoflocalclinicstorelievethepressureonthehealthservice", 
        "policies": "Green Party", 
        "twitter": "085 7788486", 
        "webpage": "http://vote.greenparty.ie/meath-east/se%C3%A1n-%C3%B3-buachalla"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Nick Killian", 
        "constituency": "nkillian@members.meathcoco.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Nick Killian is one of two candidates on the Fianna F\u00e1il ticket in Meath East. Killian has been a member of Meath County Council since 1999 and was appointed as the body's Cathaoirleach in 2007/2008. He is currently working as the General Manager of Ratoath Community Centre and Venue Theatre.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/NickKillianFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Meath East", 
        "phone": "018256700", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1297564005", 
        "twitter": "ballybin", 
        "webpage": "http://www.nickkillian.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Dominic Hannigan", 
        "constituency": "info@dominichannigan.com", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Labour Party Senator Dominic Hannigan will contest the general election in Meath East. Hannigan has been politically active in the area since he first won election to Meath County Council as an independent candidate in 2004. Following his failure to win a seat for Labour in the 2007 general election, Hannigan was elected to Seanad Eireann by the Industrial and Commercial Panel.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/dominichanniganlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Meath East", 
        "phone": "018353871", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000448064596", 
        "twitter": "domhannigan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.dominichannigan.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Regina Doherty", 
        "constituency": "regina.doherty@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "The 2011 general election is Fine Gael councillor Regina Doherty's second attempt at winning a D\u00e1il seat in Meath East . Her haul of over 10 per cent of first-preference votes was not enough to see her over the line when she partnered Shane McEntee in the constituency in 2007. At present, she is a serving member of Meath County Council following her success in the June 2009 local elections.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/reginadohertyfg.jpg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Meath East", 
        "phone": "0872680182", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1749441460", 
        "twitter": "reginado", 
        "webpage": "http://reginadoherty.blogspot.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "087 9749563", 
        "general_description": "Joseph Bonner", 
        "image": "Joseph Bonner was first elected as a local representative in 2004, and was again successful in 2009. He failed in his attempt to be elected to the Dail in 2007. Bonner will stand as an Independent in the Meath East constituency.", 
        "phone": "MeathEast", 
        "policies": "jbonner@members.meathcoco.ie", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/JosephBonnerIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Th\u00e9r\u00e8se  Ruane", 
        "constituency": "truane1@eircom.net", 
        "facebook": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Therese Ruane is one of two Sinn F\u00e9in candidates contesting the general election in Mayo. Ruane was elected to Castlebar Town Council in 2009 and is currently the council's Deputy Mayor. She has been recently active in the area of enviromental sustainability and is the current chairperson of Iompar Caisle\u00e1n an Bharraigh which promotes sustainable travel in Castlebar and Mayo.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/thereseruanesf-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Mayo", 
        "phone": "0863483414", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/ThereseRuane", 
        "twitter": "thereseruane", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19915"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John O&#8217;Mahony", 
        "constituency": "john.omahony@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing TD John O'Mahony is standing for re-election in the five-seat Mayo constituency. O'Mahony, who was a secondary school teacher prior to entering politics, was elected for his first term as a deputy in 2007. In October 2010, he was appointed as Fine Gael's Deputy Spokesperson on Tourism, Culture and Sport.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/johnomahonyfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Mayo", 
        "phone": "0949373560", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/john.omahonytd", 
        "twitter": "omahonytd", 
        "webpage": "http://johnomahony.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Dermot McDonnell", 
        "image": "First time candidate Dermot McDonnell is running as an Independent in Mayo. McDonnell is currently Chairman of the Renewable Cooperative Society in Mayo.", 
        "twitter": "Mayo", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Enda Kenny", 
        "constituency": "enda.kenny@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny will once again defend his seat as a representative of the people of Mayo. The 59-year-old has been a permanent feature in D\u00e1il Eireann since his victory in a 1975 by-election held to fill the seat left vacant in the constituency by the death of his father, Henry. Under the terms of the rainbow coalition formed in 1994, Kenny was appointed as Minister for Tourism and Trade, a post which he held until 1997. He has been party leader of Fine Gael since 2002, most recently surviving an attempt by Richard Bruton to oust him from the position in June 2010.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/endakennyfg1-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Mayo", 
        "phone": "0949025600", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/endakennyofficial", 
        "twitter": "endakennytd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.endakenny.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Martin Daly", 
        "facebook": "daly@mayoreform.com", 
        "general_description": "Martin Daly is running as an Independent and supported by the Mayo Reform Movement. He resigned from Fianna Fail over 10 years ago at protest of tax individualisation. He is studied at NUI Galway and holds a Masters Degree from the Lateran University, Rome.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MartinDalyIND-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Mayo", 
        "twitter": "MartinDaly2011", 
        "webpage": "http://www.mayoreform.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Rose Conway-Walsh", 
        "constituency": "roseconwaywalsh@eircom.net", 
        "facebook": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "general_description": "Mayo councillor Rose Conway Walsh has been nominated by Sinn F\u00e9in as one of the party's two candidates in Mayo. Walsh, who works full-time as a Community Development Worker, was elected to Mayo County Council for the first time in June 2009. This is her first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/roseconwaywalshsf-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Mayo", 
        "phone": "JobCreationandEnterpriseDevelopment;Re-negotiatethecontractsandlicenceswhichhavegiftedouroilandgastoforeigncompanies;PutanendtoCronyism,inflatedexpensesandunjustifiedwages;ReformLocalGovernment", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/conwaywalsh", 
        "twitter": "0872846830", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19878"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Lisa Chambers", 
        "general_description": "Lisa Chambers is a 24 year old first time candidate for Fianna Fail in the Mayo constituency. Chambers, as a recent graduate, says she understands 'the frustration felt by many young people at this difficult time'. She holds a Masters of Law from UCD, a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Commerce from NUIG.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/LisaChambersFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Mayo", 
        "twitter": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "webpage": "http://election.fiannafail.ie/candidates/details/lisa-chambers/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Dara Calleary", 
        "constituency": "dara_calleary@entemp.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Dara Calleary was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 2007 with a 10.12% share of the vote. He will be contesting the forthcoming election on behalf of Fianna F\u00e1il in the Mayo constituency.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/DaraCallearyFF2-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Mayo", 
        "phone": "09677613", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/daracalleary", 
        "twitter": "daracalleary", 
        "webpage": "http://daracalleary.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Fergus O&#8217;Dowd", 
        "constituency": "fergus.odowd@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Fergus O'Dowd is one of two Fine Gael candidates in the Louth constituency. He was first elected to the Dail in 2002, and re-elected in 2007. He was appointed Fine Gael Front Bench Spokesperson on Education & Skills in July 2010.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/FergusODowdfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Louth", 
        "phone": "0419842275", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/fergusodowdtd", 
        "twitter": "Fergusodowd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.fergusodowd.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mary Moran", 
        "facebook": "mary.moran@votelabour.ie", 
        "general_description": "Mary Moran has been nominated by Labour to contest the general election in Louth. The Blackrock woman currently teaches music in St. Vincent\u2019s Secondary School, Dundalk. This is her first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MaryMoranLab1-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Labour", 
        "policies": "Louth", 
        "twitter": "0871694835", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/marymoran"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Luke Martin", 
        "image": "Luke Martin first contested a general election in 2007. Despite having been previously unsuccessful Martin will again stand as an Independent in the Louth constituency. Luke is a member of Parental Equality Ireland.", 
        "twitter": "Louth", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/lukemartinIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Robert Glynn", 
        "image": "Robert Glynn is contesting his first election. Glynn is running as an Independent in Louth.", 
        "twitter": "Louth", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mark Dearey", 
        "constituency": "mark.dearey@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "Senator Mark Dearey is the Green Party's candidate in Louth. Dearey was appointed to the Senate by Taoiseach Brian Cowen in February 2010 following the resignation of Deirdre de Burca. Prior to that, the 47-year-old had served as a member of Dundalk Town Council for six years as well as a member of Louth County Council for a brief period. He currently owns the Spirit Store music venue in Dundalk.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/markdeareygp-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Louth", 
        "phone": "0872358197", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/markdearey", 
        "twitter": "markdearey", 
        "webpage": "http://www.markdearey.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Thomas Clare", 
        "constituency": "Louth", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1288025791", 
        "general_description": "Former Fianna F\u00e1il councillor Thomas Clare is contesting the general election in Louth as an independent candidate. Under the Fianna Fail banner, Clare served as member of Louth County from 1999 to 2009. During that time, he was involved in the foundation of Louth Junior County Council, which aims to involve the county's Transition Year students in local politics, and the Mid-Louth Traders Association.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/thomasclareind-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "thomas@thomasclare.com", 
        "party": "Independent", 
        "phone": "0416851777", 
        "policies": "Training and education; The separation of bank debt and sovereign debt; A viable workable strategy to create and retain jobs", 
        "twitter": "thomasclare", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thomasclare.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Declan Breathnach", 
        "constituency": "breathnach1@ireland.com", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Declan Breathnach is contesting the general election as a Fianna F\u00e1il candidate in Louth. Breathnach has been a member of Louth County Council since 1991. He is currently the chairperson of Louth County Development Board.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Declan-BreathnachFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Louth", 
        "phone": "0872697638", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Declan-Breathnach/1279146535#!/profile.php?id=1279146535", 
        "twitter": "breathnachlouth", 
        "webpage": "http://www.fiannafail.ie/people/declan-breathnach/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Gerry Adams", 
        "facebook": "sfwestbelfast@talk21.com", 
        "general_description": "Sinn F\u00e9in President Gerry Adams is hoping to win election as a representative for the Louth constituency. Until recently, Adams was a member of both the British Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly but resigned both seats to concentrate his efforts on winning a seat in D\u00e1il Eireann. Adams was first elected to Westminster in 1983 and was appointed as the party's president that same year.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/gerryadamssf-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "SinnF\u00e9in", 
        "policies": "Louth", 
        "twitter": "165088196843841", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19937"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Robert Troy", 
        "constituency": "roberttroy2004@eircom.net", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Fianna F\u00e1il councillor Robert Troy is contesting his first general election as a candidate for Longford-Westmeath. The Ballynacargy man was first elected to Westmeath County Council in 2004 when he received over 20 per cent of first-preference votes in the Mullingar West electoral area.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Robert-TroyFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Longford Westmeath", 
        "phone": "044933655", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1596728296", 
        "twitter": "cllrtroy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.roberttroy.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Willie Penrose", 
        "constituency": "willie.penrose@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing TD Willie Penrose is one of Labour's two candidates in Longford-Westmeath. The 54-year-old, who is a qualified barrister, was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 1992 and has topped the poll in his constituency in each of his three re-election attempts. He is currently the party's Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/williepenroselab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Longford Westmeath", 
        "phone": "0449343987", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/#!/WilliePenroseLabourParty", 
        "twitter": "williepenrosetd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/williepenrose"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0862597744", 
        "facebook": "kmoran@westmeathcoco.ie", 
        "general_description": "Kevin Moran", 
        "image": "Former Fianna F\u00e1il councillor Kevin \"Boxer\" Moran has announced his intention to contest the forthcoming general election as an independent candidate in Longford-Westmeath. Having failed to secure the nomination of the constituency's Fianna Fail cumann in 2007, Moran decided not to contest the party's convention on this occasion. He has been a member of Westmeath County Council and Athlone Town Council since 1999 and was re-elected to his county council seat on the first count in June 2009.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Longford Westmeath", 
        "twitter": "kevinboxermoran", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/kevinmoranind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Siobhan Kinihan", 
        "facebook": "Longford Westmeath", 
        "general_description": "Siobhan Kinihan will be running as a Green Party candidate in Longford Westmeath. She has a degree in Business Studies from NIHE (now DCU). Kinihan is married to Noel and has 2 children.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/SiobhanKinihanGP-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "kinahan.home@gmail.com", 
        "phone": "0449661757", 
        "policies": "Green Party", 
        "twitter": "shivkin", 
        "webpage": "http://vote.greenparty.ie/longford-westmeath/siobh%C3%A1n-kinahan"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Donal Jackson", 
        "image": "Donal Jackson will run as an Independent in Longford Westmeath. Jackson currently works as a business consultant. He is a first time candidate.", 
        "twitter": "Longford Westmeath", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/davefordail", 
        "general_description": "David D&#8217;Arcy", 
        "image": "David D'Arcy from Kinnegad is a first time candidate. He is an Independent running as part of the New Vision Alliance. D'Arcy emigrated in 1980 due to the lack of job prospects. He returned to Ireland having lived and worked in the US for several years.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Longford Westmeath", 
        "twitter": "The separation of Bank debt and Sovereign debt; A viable workable strategy to create and retain jobs; The overhaul of the Political, Public & Civil Service; A better deal for our Energy and Natural Resources", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/daviddarcyind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Peter Burke", 
        "facebook": "peter.burke@westmeathcoco.ie", 
        "general_description": "Mullingar councillor Peter Burke is one of three Fine Gael candidates running in Longford-Westmeath. Burke was unsuccessful in his 2007 general election run when he only managed to secure 7 per cent of the constituency's first preferences. He was elected to Westmeath County Council in June 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/peterburkefg-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FineGael", 
        "policies": "Longford Westmeath", 
        "twitter": "0877941888", 
        "webpage": "http://www.peterburke.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "James Bannon", 
        "constituency": "james.bannon@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Deputy James Bannon is one of three Fine Gael candidates on the party ticket in Longford-Westmeath. Bannon, who served on Longford County Council since 1985 and as a Senator from 2002-2007, was first elected to the D\u00e1il in May 2007. He was appointed as Fine Gael's Deputy Spokesperson on the environment in October 2010.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/jamesbannonfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Longford Westmeath", 
        "phone": "0433336185", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/James-Bannon-TD/137050029688337", 
        "twitter": "JamesBannonTD", 
        "webpage": "http://www.jamesbannon.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/ESBProtestor", 
        "constituency": "votesherlock1@hotmail.com", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Seamus Sherlock", 
        "image": "Seamus Sherlock is a first time candidate. He is running as an Independent in Limerick. Sherlock campaigns for 'fairness, equality and the reasonable treatment of ordinary people who are experiencing extraordinary difficulty in these times'.", 
        "party": "Limerick", 
        "phone": "OpposescutstoPensioners;SupportAgriculture;Encourageeducationandfacilitatejobcreation", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/patrickod#!/pages/Seamus-Sherlock-ESB-Protestor/108048479253589?v=wall", 
        "twitter": "0872930464", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/SeamusSherlockInd-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Patrick O&#8217;Doherty", 
        "image": "Previously a member of the Green Party, Patrick O'Doherty is running as an Independent in the Limerick constituency.", 
        "twitter": "Limerick", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/PatrickODohertyIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Dan Neville", 
        "constituency": "dan.neville@oir.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing Fine Gael TD Dan Neville is seeking re-election for a fourth term in D\u00e1il Eireann. He was first elected in 1997 as a representative for Limerick West and was successfully returned to the Dail in 2002 and again in 2007. Neville is currently Fine Gael's Deputy Spokesperson on Health & Children with Special Responsibility for Mental Health.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/dannevillefg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Limerick", 
        "phone": "0862435536", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1436657462", 
        "twitter": "dannevilletd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.danneville.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Dillon", 
        "constituency": "Limerick", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dillon-for-Dail-2011/183809734984420", 
        "general_description": "Former IFA President John Dillon is running as an independent candidate in Limerick. This will be the first general election campaign for the man who once served as a director of An Bord Bia, Teagasc and FBD.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/John-Dillon-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "electdillon2011@gmail.com", 
        "party": "Independent", 
        "phone": "0873525962", 
        "policies": "The terms of the IMF/ECB bailout need too be renegotiated. We must not default on payments and can only begin repayments when we actually can afford them.; Any replacement for the HSE must eliminate the chaos in A&E;, waiting lists for vital operations and ensure adequate frontline services.; Our young educated workforce is available to service the growing knowledge economy and with global trade and tourism expanding, Shannon Airport must be made independent of the Dublin Airport Authority and used as a nerve centre for this expansion. In this way it will become a driving force for job creation in the region.", 
        "twitter": "dillondelivers ", 
        "webpage": "http://www.johndillon.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Niall Collins", 
        "facebook": "Limerick", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing TD Niall Collins has been selected by Fianna F\u00e1il to seek re-election in Limerick. Following a shortened term as a member of Limerick City Council, the 37-year old accountant from Patrickswell was elected to D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann as a first-time candidate in 2007. Collins served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee in the 30th D\u00e1il.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Niall-Collins-Ballot-PaperFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "niall.collins@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000787972474", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "0872749659", 
        "webpage": "http://www.niallcollinstd.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Denis Riordan", 
        "image": "Retired lecturer Denis Riordan will be contesting his 4th general election. He was unsuccessful on the 3 previous occasions. Riordan contested his first election in 1987 in the old constituency of Limerick East.", 
        "twitter": "Limerick City", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Cian Prendiville", 
        "constituency": "cian@socialistparty.net", 
        "facebook": "Socialist Party", 
        "general_description": "Cian Prendiville will be contesting his first General Election as a Socialist Party candidate in Limerick City. Despite being such a young candidate Prendiville believes he can represent all working class people in Limerick.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/CianPrendivilleSP-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Limerick City", 
        "phone": "0868064801", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/cian.sp#!/cian.sp?v=info", 
        "twitter": "cian_p", 
        "webpage": "http://www.socialistparty.net/election/limerick/588-limerick-city-cian-prendiville"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Conor O\u2019Donoghue", 
        "facebook": "Limerick City", 
        "general_description": "Conor O'Donoghue is the Christian Solidarity candidate for Limerick City. He has run for the Dail on two previous occasions (2002 & 2007) both unsuccessfully.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/ConorODonoghueCSP1-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "EmergencyCategoryWorkerStatus,thelegalprohibitionofredundancies.", 
        "policies": "Christian Solidarity Party", 
        "twitter": "087 2815267", 
        "webpage": "http://comharcriostai.org/candidate.htm"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Jan O&#8217;Sullivan", 
        "constituency": "jan.osullivan@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing TD Jan O'Sullivan is one of two candidates selected by the Labour Party to run in Limerick City. O'Sullivan was first elected to the D\u00e1il in a by-election held in 1998 following the death of Jim Kemmy. She has been active in politics at a local level since 1985 and served as Mayor of Limerick in 1993/94. She is currently the Labour Party's Spokesperson on Health.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/janosullivanlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Limerick City", 
        "phone": "061312316", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/JanOSullivanTD", 
        "twitter": "janosullivantd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/janosullivan"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael Noonan", 
        "facebook": "Limerick City", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael's Michael Noonan is seeking a tenth term of office as a candidate in the redrawn Limerick City constituency. The 67-year-old former schoolteacher has been a deputy in D\u00e1il Eireann since 1981, serving continuously for the past thirty years. During this time, Noonan has served in a number of ministerial posts, including periods as Minister for Justice; Minister for Industry, Commerce and Trade; Minister for Energy; and Minister for Health. He was leader of Fine Gael for a short period from February 2001 to  May 2002.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/michaelnoonanfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Michael.Noonan@finegael.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Noonan-TD/136789579711600", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "061229350", 
        "webpage": "http://www.michaelnoonan.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Anti-corruption and anti-cronyism", 
        "general_description": "Matt Larkin", 
        "image": "38 year old Independent candidate Matt Larkin is contesting his first general election. He unsuccessfully ran in the Limerick North local election in 2009. Larkin has stated that he will not be erecting campaign posters 'as the money is not there to be wasted'.", 
        "phone": "LimerickCity", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MattLarkinIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Sheila Cahill", 
        "constituency": "sheila@limerickvotegreen.com", 
        "facebook": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "Sheila Cahill is running as the Green Party candidate for Limerick City having never previously contested an election. Cahill runs her own business, providing training and consultancy to community and voluntary groups.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/SheilaCahillGP-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Limerick City", 
        "phone": "Reformofourpoliticalsystem;Endtoboom-and-busteconomics;PromotingIrelandasaworldleaderingreentechnology;Keepbusinessandpoliticsseparate", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=179086688799655&notes_tab=app_2347471856", 
        "twitter": "sheilacahill", 
        "webpage": "http://limerickvotegreen.com"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Whelan", 
        "constituency": "johnwhelan@votelabour.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Labour have turned to journalist John Whelan as they attempt to win their first seat in Laois-Offaly since 1992. Whelan has worked in the newspaper industry for over thirty years, editing regional titles such as the Leinster Express, the Offaly Express and the Leinster Leader. In his online manifesto, Whelan states \"I don\u2019t want to be another career politician. But I desperately want to do something about the mess we are in.\"", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/johnwhelanlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Laois Offaly", 
        "phone": "0872509663", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Whelan/140088492713556", 
        "twitter": "votewhelan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.wiredwithwhelan.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Liam Quinn", 
        "facebook": "liamjq@gmail.com", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Liam Quinn has been nominated as one of four candidates which Fine-Gael plan to run in the five-seat Laois-Offaly constituency. Rhode native Quinn is a relative political newcomer who was elected to Offaly County Council for the first time in June 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/liamquinnfg.jpg-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FineGael", 
        "policies": "Laois Offaly", 
        "twitter": "0879163066", 
        "webpage": "http://www.liamquinn.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Moloney", 
        "facebook": "Laois Offaly", 
        "general_description": "John Moloney was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 1997, and was again successful in 2002 and 2007. He will run alongside Cllr Barry Cowen and Sean Fleming TD in Laois Offaly. Moloney is the third generation of his family to serve on Laois County Council.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/JohnMoloneyFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "minister_moloney@health.gov.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Moloney-TD/104107476305313", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "0578624391", 
        "webpage": "http://election.fiannafail.ie/candidates/details/john-moloney/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0872073226", 
        "general_description": "John Leahy", 
        "image": "Kilcormac councillor John Leahy is running as an independent candidate in Laois-Offaly. Leahy, who is currently Coaching and Games Promotion Officer with Offaly GAA, made his debut in local politics in June 2009 when he won election to Offaly County Council.", 
        "phone": "LaoisOffaly", 
        "policies": "info@johnleahy.net", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/johnleahyind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Sean Fleming", 
        "facebook": "sean.fleming@oireachtas.ie", 
        "general_description": "Sean Fleming will again run in the Laois Offaly constituency. He was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 1997, and again successfully in both 2002 and 2007. Fleming studied in UCD and is a qualified accountant.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Sean-FlemingFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FiannaF\u00e1il", 
        "policies": "Laois Offaly", 
        "twitter": "0578732692", 
        "webpage": "http://election.fiannafail.ie/candidates/details/sean-fleming/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/Ray4mondo", 
        "general_description": "Ray Fitzpatrick", 
        "image": "Ray Fitzpatrick contested the local elections in Laois in 2009 as a Labour candidate. He recently split from the Labour Party and is running as a Socialist Party candidate and part of the United Left Alliance.", 
        "phone": "LaoisOffaly", 
        "twitter": "Socialist Party", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Campaign-picture-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Christopher Fettes", 
        "general_description": "Christopher Fettes has twice contested elections on behalf of the Green Party. He was unsuccessful in both 1984 and 2002. Fettes is a founding member of the Green Party, and is a retired teacher of English and French.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/ChristopherFettesGP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "LaoisOffaly", 
        "policies": "bloomfettes@eircom.net", 
        "twitter": "Green Party", 
        "webpage": "http://vote.greenparty.ie/laois-offaly/christopher-fettes"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "087945506", 
        "facebook": "liamdumpleton2011@gmail.com", 
        "general_description": "Liam Dumpleton", 
        "image": "First time candidate Liam Dumpleton is running as an Independent in Laois Offaly. He is currently the deputy news editor on Midlands 103 Radio.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Laois Offaly", 
        "twitter": "liam.dumpleton", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/liamdumpletonind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Barry Cowen", 
        "facebook": "Laois Offaly", 
        "general_description": "Barry Cowen was elected as a councillor for Tullamore in 1999. He was successfully elected again in 2004 and 2009. He has been chosen by Fianna F\u00e1il to represent Laois Offaly in the forthcoming election. Barry will attempt to continue the family tradition, as brother Brian is the current outgoing Taoiseach, and their father Bernard was first elected to the Dail in 1969.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/BarryCowenFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Barry-Cowen/132782450122510", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "050631825", 
        "webpage": "http://election.fiannafail.ie/candidates/details/barry-cowen-cd/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "057 9336769", 
        "facebook": "Laois Offaly", 
        "general_description": "John Bracken", 
        "image": "John Bracken hails from Ballycumber, County Offaly, where he runs a skip hire and waste collection business. He contested the general election in 2007 and local elections in 2004 and 2009.", 
        "party": "jbracken@live.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1848151361", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "self-employed people to re-enter education; Increase support for mental-health awareness to reduce suicides; Construction of new waste water treatment plants; Support agriculture, small business and develop tourism", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/johnbrackenind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Rotimi Adebari", 
        "facebook": "Laois Offaly", 
        "general_description": "Nigerian born Rotimi Adebari came to Ireland in 2000, and in 2004 he was elected to the Portlaoise Town Council. In 2007 he became Mayor of Portlaoise. Adebari holds a Degree in Economics from the University of Benin, Nigeria.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/rotimiadebariind-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Rotimi-Adebari/567442717", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "0578664000", 
        "webpage": "http://www.voterotimi.com"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Jason Turner", 
        "facebook": "Kildare South", 
        "general_description": "Jason Turner is Sinn F\u00e9in's general candidate in the Kildare South constituency. Though Turner has no formal political experience, he has been active in Residents' Associations and Neighbourhood Watch schemes in the Newbridge area. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/jasonturnersf-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000590338023&sk=wall", 
        "policies": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "twitter": "Jobs for Kildare; Stop the huge salaries for top bankers and top civil servants; Ensure all government cuts are reversed; Voice the feelings of the Kildare people in the Dail", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19966"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Sean Power", 
        "facebook": "Kildare South", 
        "general_description": "Fianna F\u00e1il's Sean Power will be one of the party's two contenders in the three-seat Kildare South constituency. Power was first elected to represent the constituency in 1989 and has been successfully re-elected on every subsequent occasion. During his time in D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann, he has held a number of junior portfolios including, most recently, his position as Minister of State with special responsibility for the information society and natural resources.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/SeanPowerFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "sean.power@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "045432289", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "seanpowertd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.fiannafail.ie/people/sean-power/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Paddy Kennedy", 
        "constituency": "paddy@paddykennedy.ie", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Kildare Councillor Paddy Kennedy is an independent candidate for Kildare South. Kennedy, who has previously worked as a factory mechanic, was elected to Kildare County Council in June 2009 when he picked up almost 12 per cent of first-preference votes.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/paddykennedyind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Kildare South", 
        "phone": "Stopwastefulspending;Moreemployeeincentivestoemployers;Dealwithourcrimerateanddrugculture", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Paddy-Kennedy/543404992#!/profile.php?id=1563685164", 
        "twitter": "0861705199", 
        "webpage": "http://www.paddykennedy.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Vivian Cummins", 
        "facebook": "Kildare South", 
        "general_description": "Vivian Cummins has been nominated by the Green Party as their candidate in South Kildare. Cummins has 28 years experience, including at director level in the consultancy, client-based and public sectors.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/VivianCumminsGP-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "vivian@vca.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kildare-South-Green-Party-Vivian-Cummins/127553387313477?v=wall", 
        "policies": "Green Party", 
        "twitter": "059 14 5928", 
        "webpage": "http://www.vote.greenparty.ie/kildare-south/vivian-cummins"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Catherine Murphy", 
        "constituency": "murphycatherine1@eircom.net", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Catherine Murphy is an independent candidate in Kildare North. First elected to Kildare County Council in 1991, Murphy has worked as a full-time political representative for over twenty years. During this time, she has been elected under the banners of the Workers' Party, Democratic Left and the Labour Party. Murphy was elected to D\u00e1il Eireann in a 2005 by-election held to fill the seat left vacant by Charlie McCreevy's appointment as European Commissioner. She narrowly missed out in her attempt to retain her seat in 2007, pipped to final spot in the four-seater by Fine Gael's Bernard Durkan.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/catherinemurphyind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Kildare North", 
        "phone": "0872696450", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1260277393", 
        "twitter": "murphycatherine", 
        "webpage": "http://www.catherinemurphy.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John McGinley", 
        "facebook": "Kildare North", 
        "general_description": "Councillor John McGinley has been nominated by the Labour Party as Emmet Stagg's running mate in Kildare North. As a member of Kildare County Council, McGinley represents the Maynooth electoral area. McGinley is currently the Deputy Chairperson of the Labour Party.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/johnmcginleylab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "jmcginley@eircom.net", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cllr-John-McGinley/117646564958691?ref=mf", 
        "policies": "Labour", 
        "twitter": "0879890645", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/johnmcginley/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Martin Kelly", 
        "facebook": "Kildare North", 
        "general_description": "Sinn F\u00e9in have nominated 35-year-old community activist Martin Kelly as the party's candidate in Kildare North. Though Kelly has no formal political experience, he lists the campaigns against head shops and the petition to have traffic lights installed at the Sallins/Osberstown road junction as examples of his community involvement. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/martinkellySF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/martinkellysinnfein", 
        "policies": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "twitter": "martinkellysf", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19969"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Shane Fitzgerald", 
        "facebook": "Kildare North", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Shane Fitzgerald has been chosen by the Green Party as their candidate in Kildare North. The Mayo man is currently a member of Leixlip Town Council, a body on which he has served since 2004. He was eliminated on the fourth count of the 2007 general election having received less than 5 per cent of first-preference votes.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/shanefitzgeraldgp-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "sfitzgerald@greenparty.ie", 
        "phone": "0872807141", 
        "policies": "Green Party", 
        "twitter": "FitzgeraldShane", 
        "webpage": "http://fitznumber1.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Eric Doyle-Higgins", 
        "constituency": "ehiggins@indigo.ie", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Eric Doyle Higgins is a former Fianna F\u00e1il member running as an independent candidate in Kildare North. The 54-year-old is a chartered management accountant with a masters' degree in finance. Doyle Higgins' online manifesto states that he will never \"pursue the interests of Kildare North with indifference to the overall National Interest\" or \"otherwise engage in political gombeenism\".", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/ericdoylehigginsind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Kildare North", 
        "phone": "0877969996", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eric-Doyle-Higgins-North-Kildare-Candidate-for-Dail-Eireann/139449439449966", 
        "twitter": "doylehiggins", 
        "webpage": "http://ericdoylehiggins.wordpress.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vote-Michael-Beirne-No1/187652184607937?sk=info#!/pages/Vote-Michael-Beirne-No1/187652184607937", 
        "general_description": "Michael Beirne", 
        "image": "Michael Beirne is the director of a private educational institute. He lives in Cellbridge, Co Kildare.", 
        "phone": "KildareNorth", 
        "policies": "michaelrosebeirne@yahoo.com", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MichaelBeirneInd-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John O&#8217;Donoghue", 
        "constituency": "john.odonoghue@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Former Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue is one of Fianna F\u00e1il's candidates in the three-seat Kerry South constituency. O'Donoghue has served as the constituency's representative since 1987 and was appointed as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform from 1997 to 2002. O'Donoghue was forced to resign his position as Ceann Comhairle in October 2009 following newspaper revelations about his travel expense claims during his time as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/John-ODonoghueFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Kerry South", 
        "phone": "0669473221", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/johnodonoghue.yourkerrytd", 
        "twitter": "johnodonoghuetd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.johnodonoghue.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0872461678", 
        "general_description": "Michael Healy-Rae", 
        "image": "Michael Healy-Rae will represent the famous Healy-Rae political family when he runs as an independent candidate in Kerry South. His father, Jackie, has been a deputy in D\u00e1il Eireann since 1997, during which time Michael worked as his consitutency secretary. For his part, Healy-Rae Jnr has been a member of Kerry County Council since 1999 when he was first elected by the Killorglan electoral area. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "phone": "KerrySouth", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MichaelHealyRaeInd-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/MGleesonSKIA", 
        "constituency": "michaelgleesonktc@eircom.net", 
        "facebook": "South Kerry Independent Alliance", 
        "general_description": "Michael Gleeson", 
        "image": "Michael Gleeson has been a Killarney Councillor since 1999. He will be running as a candidate in Kerry South on behalf of the South Kerry Independent Alliance. Gleeson ran unsuccessfully for the Dail in 1997, as an Independent candidate.", 
        "party": "Kerry South", 
        "phone": "FightwaterpollutioninKerrywaterways;Promtionoftourism;ImprovementoftheKerrytoMitchelstownandKerrytoCorkroads;ContinuedservicesatKerryGeneral", 
        "policies": "http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Gleeson-South-Kerry-Independent-Alliance/168448386524982", 
        "twitter": "0872130973", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MichaelGleesonSKIA-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Dermot Finn", 
        "image": "Dermot Finn from Faha is running as an independent candidate in Kerry South.", 
        "twitter": "Kerry South", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Richard Behal", 
        "image": "Richard Behal is 72 years of age and lives in Arbutus Grove, Killarney. He contested the European elections as a Sinn F\u00e9in candidate in 1984. During that campaign he was excluded from an RTE broadcast under Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act. As a result, he refused to pay his television license for over 20 years and was jailed once for not paying the subsequent fines.", 
        "twitter": "Kerry South", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/richardbehalind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Arthur Spring", 
        "constituency": "arthurspring@hotmail.com", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "The current Mayor of Tralee, Arthur Spring, has been selected by Labour as one of the party's candidates in Kerry North-West Limerick. Spring, who was elected to Kerry County Council on the first count in 2009, is the nephew of former Labour Party leader, Dick Spring.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/arthurspringlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Kerry North-West Limerick", 
        "phone": "0870977260", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/arthurjspring", 
        "twitter": "SpringAJ ", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/arthurspring"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mick Reidy", 
        "general_description": "Mick Reidy is running as an independent candidate. He last ran for the D\u00e1il in 1992 when he unsuccessfully contested the Kerry North constituency. Reidy is a farmer based just outside Tralee.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/mickreidyIND-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Kerry North-West Limerick", 
        "twitter": "Total and systematic reform in all areas of governance; A better deal for our energy and natural resources; A viable workable strategy to create and retain jobs; The separation of bank debt and sovereign debt", 
        "webpage": "http://newvision.ie/wordpress/candidates/reidy-mick/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John McKenna", 
        "facebook": "1jmck@eircom.net", 
        "general_description": "John McKenna hails from Listowel, Co. Kerry. He is running as an independent candidate. McKenna is a qualified electronics engineer and a qualified pilot. He worked with Aer Lingus as a pilot for 16 years.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/John-McKennaIND-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Kerry North-West Limerick", 
        "twitter": "087 2345 936", 
        "webpage": "http://watchmyback.ie/page1.html"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0870635758", 
        "general_description": "Sam Locke", 
        "image": "An unsuccessful candidate in the general election of 2007, Sam Locke will be hoping he is successful on his 2nd attempt. Locke is running as an Independent candidate in Kerry North-West Limerick.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Kerry North-West Limerick", 
        "twitter": "profile.php?id=100000975572627", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/SamLockeInd-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Martin Ferris", 
        "facebook": "martin.ferris@oireachtas.ie", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing Sinn F\u00e9in TD Martin Ferris is set to run in the amalgamated Kerry North-West Limerick constituency as he seeks a third term in D\u00e1il Eireann. Ferris was first elected by the people of Kerry North in 2002 and was successfully returned in 2007 when he secured over 20 per cent of first preference votes. Ferris has been an active republican since the 1970s and previously served as a county and town councillor for the Tralee area.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MartinferrisSF1-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "SinnF\u00e9in", 
        "policies": "Kerry North-West Limerick", 
        "twitter": "016184248", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/14984"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Jimmy Deenihan", 
        "constituency": "jdeenihan@eircom.net", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael deputy Jimmy Deenihan is seeking re-election to D\u00e1il Eireann for an seventh successive term. Deenihan, a candidate in the three-seat Kerry North-West Limerick constituency, was first elected to Dail Eireann in 1987. The Finuge man is currently the party's Spokesperson for Tourism, Culture and Sport.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/jimmydeenihanfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Kerry North-West Limerick", 
        "phone": "06840154", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001489784401", 
        "twitter": "JimmyDeenihanTD", 
        "webpage": "http://www.jimmydeenihan.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Thomas Welby", 
        "constituency": "info@thomaswelby.com", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Ex-Progressive Democrats councillor Thomas Welby is standing as an independent candidate in Galway West. Welby, who was a member of the PDs until dissolution in 2008, was first elected to Galway County Council in 2004. He was re-elected by the Connemara electoral area on the first count in the June 2009 local elections. This is Welby's second general election campaign following his unsuccessful candidacy in 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/thomaswelbyind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Galway West", 
        "phone": "SupportreformoftheHealthService;SupporttheconstructionofnewschoolbuildingsintheConstituency;TolobbyfortheinclusionofallfarmersintheAEOSscheme;SupportthereductionofthenumbersofTDs;Indentifyallemptystatebuildingsandallowentrepreneurstoleasesomeatnominalrentsifviablejobcreationproposalsareidentified", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/Councillor.Thomas.Welby.Independent", 
        "twitter": "0862855676", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thomaswelby.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Brian Walsh", 
        "constituency": "brianwalsh100@eircom.net", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "First-time candidate Brian Walsh has been selected as one of Fine Gael's four contenders in the five-seat Galway West constituency. The Mervue-born politician has been a member of Galway City Council for the past six years where he represents Galway East. Walsh's background is in business banking and he currently runs his own business.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/brianwalshfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Galway West", 
        "phone": "0868333054", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Brian-Walsh/100000643948346", 
        "twitter": "brianwalshfg", 
        "webpage": "http://www.brianwalshcampaign.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Trevor \u00d3 Clochartaigh", 
        "facebook": "Galway West", 
        "general_description": "Community activist Trevor O Clochartaigh has been selected as Sinn F\u00e9in's candidate in Galway West. The Carna man was unsuccessful when he stood as the party's local election candidate for Connemara in June 2009. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/trevoroclochartaighsf-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "trevoroc@indigo.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/trevoroc", 
        "policies": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "twitter": "091574353", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19970"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Derek Nolan", 
        "constituency": "mail@dereknolan.com", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Trainee solicitor Derek Nolan is running as a Labour candidate in Galway West. Nolan, who has been a member of the Labour Party for the past ten years, was elected to Galway City Council in 2009 as a representative for the Galway East ward. His campaign manifesto highlights job creation and political reform as two major areas which he hopes to tackle should he secure election.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/dereknolanlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Galway West", 
        "phone": "0863777624", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/dereknolan.galway", 
        "twitter": "dereknolan_1", 
        "webpage": "http://www.dereknolan.com"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Sean Kyne", 
        "constituency": "skyne@cllr.galwaycoco.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Moycullen councillor Sean Kyne is another of Fine Gael's candidates in Galway West. Kyne, who has represented Connemara on Galway County Council since 2004, ran his first general election campaign in 2007. On that occasion, he only managed to poll less than 2,000 first-preference posts, a total which he will have to improve upon if he is to go one better this time around.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/seankynefg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Galway West", 
        "phone": "0876137372", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/seankyne2011", 
        "twitter": "Seankyne", 
        "webpage": "http://www.seankyne.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Uinseann Holmes", 
        "facebook": "Galway West", 
        "general_description": "Uinseann Holmes hails form Knocknacarra, Galway, where he is involved in community development. He is the General Secretary of the National Reform Party which is currently in formation. He is running as an independent candidate.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/uinseannhlomesind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "nat.reform.party@gmail.com", 
        "phone": "Digitaltechnologyasaresource;employmentthroughtechnology;Openandparticipativegovernment;Availabilitytoconstituentsandpoliticalreform;PerpetuationofanGhaeltacht", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "0833284079", 
        "webpage": "http://gar.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "091764807", 
        "facebook": "noel.grealish@oireachtas.ie", 
        "general_description": "Noel Grealish", 
        "image": "Former PD leader Noel Grealish is set to seek re-election in Galway West as an independent candidate. Grealish was elected in 2007 as a Progressive Democrat but, following the dissolution of the party in 2009, decided to remain independent as a deputy. He withdrew his support for the Fianna F\u00e1il-Green coalition in September 2010 after three years of support, stating that he could not support them in good faith while swingeing cuts to the health sector were proposed.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Galway West", 
        "twitter": "profile.php?id=100000012461106", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noelgrealishind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mike Cubbard", 
        "constituency": "Galway West", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001859126265", 
        "general_description": "25-year-old Mike Cubbard is hoping to put the disappointment of the 2009 local elections behind him when he runs as an independent candidate in Galway West. On that occasion Cubbard, who was a candidate for the Galway Central ward, failed to secure enough transfers to prevent Labour from winning a second seat. He currently works in the insurance industry and is studying towards his CIP qualification.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/mikecubbardind-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "mike@mikecubbard.net", 
        "party": "Independent", 
        "phone": "0874155391", 
        "policies": "Renegotiation of the bailout; Job creation; No more cuts; Support of the outer bypass for Galway; Transparency of politicians' expenses ", 
        "twitter": "mcubbard", 
        "webpage": "http://www.mikecubbard.net/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Catherine Connolly", 
        "facebook": "Galway West", 
        "general_description": "Ex-Labour councillor Catherine Connolly is running once again as an independent candidate in Galway West. A practising barrister, Connolly was elected to Galway City Council under the Labour banner in 1999 and again in 2004. However, she ran in the 2007 general election as an independent candidate and was eliminated with less than 4 per cent of first preference votes. She was returned to the council as an independent for a third term in June 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/catherineconnollyind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "cconnolly@cllr.galwaycity.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Catherine-Connolly/168908573130000", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "catherinegalway", 
        "webpage": "http://www.catherineconnolly.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/emerodonnell", 
        "general_description": "Emer O&#8217;Donnell", 
        "image": "Emer is from Nogra, Kinvara. She lived and worked in Australia for almost 20 years before moving back to Galway with her husband Bartley and children in 2007. She is contesting her first election.", 
        "phone": "GalwayEast", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/EmerODonnellIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Jimmy McClearn", 
        "constituency": "info@jimmymclearn.com", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Jimmy McClearn is one of four Fine Gael candidates fighting for a seat in Galway East. McClearn was re-elected to Galway County Council in 2009 having previously served as a representative for Loughrea from 1991 to 2004.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/jimmymclearnfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Galway East", 
        "phone": "0872548723", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1733438232&ref=profile", 
        "twitter": "jimmymcclearn", 
        "webpage": "http://www.jimmymcclearn.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "Ciaran Kennedy", 
        "image": "Ciaran Kennedy is standing as the Green Party candidate in Galway East. Kennedy has never previously stood for election.", 
        "phone": "galwayeastgreens@gmail.com", 
        "twitter": "Galway East", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/CiaranKennedyGP1-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Lorraine Higgins", 
        "constituency": "lorrainehiggins@votelabour.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Athenry barrister Lorraine Higgins will contest the general election in Galway East on behalf of the Labour Party. Higgins only political experience to date was in the 2009 local elections when she unsuccessfully ran as an independent candidate for Galway County Council. She currently practices law on the Western circuit.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/lorrainehigginslab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Galway East", 
        "phone": "0879642994", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1732377657", 
        "twitter": "lorhiggins", 
        "webpage": "http://www.lorrainehiggins.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0860886160", 
        "facebook": "Galway East", 
        "general_description": "Dermot Connolly", 
        "image": "Councillor Dermot Connolly has been chosen as Sinn F\u00e9in's candidate in Galway East. The Aughrim man has represented his native town on Galway County Council for the past six years.", 
        "party": "dconnolly@cllr.galwaycoco.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/bigwormbundoran", 
        "policies": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "twitter": "Job Creation; Transport and Roads; Schools and Education; Local Authority", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/DermotConnollySF-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Ciaran Cannon", 
        "constituency": "ciaran.cannon@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Former Progressive Democrats leader Senator Ciaran Cannon has been nominated by Fine Gael to contest the general election in Galway East. After failing to win a D\u00e1il seat in Galway East in 2004, Cannon was appointed to the Seanad by then-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Following the PDs' electoral collapse in 2007, Cannon was elected as party leader, an office which he held for less than a year before recommending the party's dissolution and joining Fine Gael in 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/ciarancannonfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Galway East", 
        "phone": "016183185", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/ciaran.cannon", 
        "twitter": "ciarancannon", 
        "webpage": "http://www.ciarancannon.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/timforcouncil", 
        "constituency": "tbroderick@cllr.galwaycoco.ie", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Tim Broderick", 
        "image": "Independent councillor Tim Broderick is a fifth generation publican from Kilconnell. Broderick was elected to Galway County Council as a representative of the Ballinasloe electoral area in June 2009. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "party": "Galway East", 
        "phone": "ContinuedprovisionofhealthcareservicesatPortiunculaHospitalandSt.Brigid'sHospital;ImmediatecommencementoftheM17GorttoTuammotorway;ProtecttheAgri-Foodsectorandreducefarmingbureaucracy;HaltthedecimationofruralIreland", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tim-Broderick-Independent-Candidate-for-Galway-East/164011083645939", 
        "twitter": "0872728058", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/timbroderickind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mary Mitchell-O&#8217;Connor", 
        "constituency": "mmoconnor@cllr.dlrcoco.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Former Progressive Democrat Mary Mitchell O'Connor has been nominated by Fine Gael as Sean Barrett's running-mate in Dun Laoighaire. O'Connor, who is a primary school principal, was first elected to Dun Laoighaire Rathdown County Council under the Progressive Democrat banner in 2004. After the dissolution of the party in 2007, she joined Fine Gael, successfully winning re-election in the local elections of 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/marymitchelloconnorfg.jpg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "phone": "0868186725", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Mitchell-OConnor/172589456098763", 
        "twitter": "mitchelloconnor", 
        "webpage": "http://www.marymitchelloconnor.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mary Hanafin", 
        "facebook": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "general_description": "Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin is one of two Fianna F\u00e1il candidates seeking re-election in the D\u00fan Laoighaire constituency. Hanafin, a former secondary school teacher in Dominican College, Sion Hill, was first elected to D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann in 1997. In September 2004, she was appointed by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern as Minister of Education, a post which she held until the cabinet reshuffle of 2008. Hanafin has also served as Minister for Social and Family Affairs and briefly as Minister for Enterprise during her time in Leinster House.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MaryHanafinFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "maryhanafin@tcs.gov.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Mary-Hanafin/100000695925677", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "016313984", 
        "webpage": "http://www.maryhanafin.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Daire Fitzgerald", 
        "general_description": "Daire Fitzgerald is the Christian Solidarity Party candidate for the Dun Laoghaire constituency. He will be contesting his first election.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/dairefitzgeraldCSP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "ChristianSolidarityParty", 
        "policies": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "twitter": "086 2481234", 
        "webpage": "http://comharcriostai.org/candidate.htm"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Ciaran Cuffe", 
        "facebook": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "general_description": "The Green Party have selected outgoing deputy Ciaran Cuffe as their general election candidate in Dun Laoighaire. Cuffe represented the South Inner City on Dun Laoighaire Rathdown County Council for twelve years from 1991 until his initial election to D\u00e1il Eireann in 2002. Prior to entering Leinster House, Cuffe worked as a lecturer in urban planning at DIT, Bolton Street. Since 2010, he has been Minister of State with responsibility for Sustainable Transport, Horticulture, Planning and Heritage.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/ciarancuffegp-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "ciaran.cuffe@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "012846060", 
        "policies": "Green Party", 
        "twitter": "ciarancuffe", 
        "webpage": "http://www.ciarancuffe.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Victor Boyhan", 
        "facebook": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "general_description": "Independent councillor Victor Boyhan will contest the upcoming general election in Dun Laoighaire. Boyhan has served two terms on Dun Laoighaire Rathdown Council, from 1999 to 2004 and from June 2009 to the present day. As a child, Boyhan was raised in orphanages in Dun Laoighaire and Monkstown and, as a result, has been a staunch advocate of reform in Ireland's childcare legislation. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/victorboyhanind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "victorboyhan@eircom.net", 
        "phone": "Seekreductionofthe5.8%interestrate;onEU/IMFbailoutloan;OpposeLabour\u2019stax&spendpolicy;Protectthecurrent12.5%CorporationTax;StronglyopposeaPropertyTaxonfamilyhomes", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "0862350382", 
        "webpage": "http://www.victorboyhan.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Sean Barrett", 
        "facebook": "sean.barrett@finegael.ie", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael's Sean Barrett will be hoping to secure a ninth term in D\u00e1il Eireann when his Dun Laoighaire constituents go to the polls on March 11th. With the exception of the 2002 general election in which he did not stand, Barrett has been returned at every general election since 1981. He held the portfolio of Minister for Sport from 1982 to 1987 as well as serving as Minister for Defence and the Marine from 1994 to 1997. Most recently, he was appointed as Fine Gael's spokesperson on Foreign Affairs in July 2010.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/seanbarrettfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FineGael", 
        "policies": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "twitter": "012845333", 
        "webpage": "http://www.seanbarrett.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Barry Andrews", 
        "constituency": "bandrews@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Fianna F\u00e1il TD Barry Andrews is fighting his third general election in D\u00fan Laoighaire. Andrews was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 2002 after a short spell on D\u00fan Laoighaire Rathdown County Council. Andrews is a qualified barrister and practised at the bar until 2004. He was appointed as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs by Brian Cowen in 2008.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Barry-AndrewsFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "phone": "016183856", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Barry-Andrews-Td/100001432414722", 
        "twitter": "BarryAndrewsDL", 
        "webpage": "http://barryandrews.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Roderic O&#8217;Gorman", 
        "constituency": "Dublin West", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roderic-OGorman/38729503137", 
        "general_description": "Law lecturer Roderic O'Gorman is the Green Party candidate for Dublin West. O'Gorman was also the party's nominee in the constituency in 2007. On that occasion, he was eliminated on the third count when he failed to gain more than 4 per cent of first preferences. He has previously worked on the Legal Education for All Project (LEAP).", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/rodericogormangp-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "rodericogorman@gmail.com", 
        "party": "Green Party", 
        "phone": "0874179777", 
        "policies": "Creating jobs; Political Reform; Investment in education; Good Planning", 
        "twitter": "rodericogorman", 
        "webpage": "http://rodericogorman.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "David McGuinness", 
        "constituency": "david.mcguinness@fingalcoco.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "24-year-old councillor David McGuinness has been selected by Fianna F\u00e1il to contest the general election in Dublin West. McGuinness is a relative newcomer to the political scene, winning election to Fingal County Council for the first time in June 2009. He currently teaches in Lucan Community College.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/DavidMcGuinnessFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin West", 
        "phone": "0876415403", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/David-McGuinness/55765051036", 
        "twitter": "CllrMcGuinness", 
        "webpage": "http://www.davidmcguinness.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Joe Higgins", 
        "constituency": "Dublin West", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/joehiggins.sp#!/joehiggins.sp?v=info", 
        "general_description": "Joe Higgins was first elected in 1991 to Dublin City Council. He was elected to the Dail in 1997, but failed in his bid for re-election in 2007. In 2009 he was elected an MEP for Dublin with 12.42% share of the votes.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/JoeHigginsSP-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "info@joehiggins.eu", 
        "party": "Socialist Party", 
        "phone": "016795030", 
        "policies": "Opposition to the EU/IMF deal; Ordinary people should not pay for the crisis caused by speculators; Invest in public services to create jobs; Invest to create a world class public single tier health system; Defend workers rights and living standards", 
        "twitter": "JoeHiggins_MEP", 
        "webpage": "http://www.joehiggins.eu"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Paul Donnelly", 
        "constituency": "info@pauldonnelly.ie", 
        "facebook": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "general_description": "Paul Donnelly, Chairperson of Sinn F\u00e9in's Dublin branch, has been selected by the party as their candidate in Dublin West. Donnelly was co-opted on to Fingal County Council in 2008 but failed to secure re-election when he went to the polls the following year. He currently works as part of the School Completion Programme in Coolock.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/pauldonnellySF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin West", 
        "phone": "0871341514", 
        "policies": "-Create Jobs; -Reverse the savage cuts and prioritise front line services; -End the bank bail out and IMF/EU interference in our budgetary decisions", 
        "twitter": "pauldonnellysf", 
        "webpage": "http://www.pauldonnelly.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Joan Burton", 
        "constituency": "joan.burton@oir.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Labour's Spokesperson for Finance, Joan Burton, is seeking re-election for a fourth term as TD for Dublin West. Burton, who formerly worked as a chartered accountant for Price Waterhouse, represented the constituency from 1992-1997 and from 2002 to the present day. In 2007, she received 17 per cent of first preferences which was enough to see her elected without reaching the quota. She is currently the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/joanburtonlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin West", 
        "phone": "016184006", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joan-Burton/300073646806", 
        "twitter": "joan_burton", 
        "webpage": "http://www.joanburton.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Charlie O&#8217;Connor", 
        "facebook": "charlie.oconnor@oireachtas.ie", 
        "general_description": "Fianna F\u00e1il deputy Charlie O'Connor is running for a third term of office as TD for Dublin South-West. O'Connor was first elected to Dublin County Council in 1991 as a representative for Tallaght/Rathcoole. He was elected to D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann at his first attempt in 2002, retaining his seat in 2007 when he was re-elected without reaching the quota. O'Connor previously worked as a press officer for the National Youth Federation.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Charlie-OConnorFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FiannaF\u00e1il", 
        "policies": "Dublin South West", 
        "twitter": "0872982079", 
        "webpage": "http://www.fiannafail.ie/people/charlie-oconnor/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Eamonn Maloney", 
        "facebook": "emaloney@sdublincoco.ie", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Eamonn Maloney has been nominated by the Labour Party to run alongside Pat Rabbitte in Dublin South-West. Maloney, who originally hails from Donegal, has represented the Tallaght area on South Dublin County Council since 1999. Maloney unsuccessfully ran in the constituency as an independent candidate in the 1987 general election.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/eamonnmaloneylab-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Labour", 
        "policies": "Dublin South West", 
        "twitter": "014525298", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/eamonnmaloney"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Ray-Kelly/100000940504812", 
        "general_description": "Ray Kelly", 
        "image": "Ray Kelly has announced that he is running as an independent candidate in Dublin South West. Kelly previously ran unsuccessfully in 2003 and 2007 on a platform of fathers' rights.", 
        "phone": "DublinSouthWest", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/RayKellyInd-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Brian Hayes", 
        "constituency": "Brian.Hayes@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael TD Brian Hayes is seeking re-election in the four-seat Dublin South-West constituency. Hayes, who is a former school teacher, was first elected to D\u00e1il Eireann in 1997. Following an unsuccessful attempt to retain his seat in 2002, he was elected to the Senate where he served until 2007 when he was returned as a TD once more. He was the party's Spokesperson on Education and Science from September 2007 until July 2010.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/brianhayesfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin South West", 
        "phone": "016183567", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Brian-Hayes-Td/100000994156809", 
        "twitter": "brianhayestd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.brianhayes.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Sean Crowe", 
        "facebook": "Dublin South West", 
        "general_description": "Former TD Sean Crowe will run for election in Dublin South-West on behalf of the Sinn F\u00e9in party. Crowe, who currently represents the Tallaght South ward on South Dublin County Council, won election to D\u00e1il Eireann in 2002 when he was elected on the first count in Dublin South-West. His re-election bid in 2007 was unsucessful. During the peace process, Crowe was the head of Sinn F\u00e9in's representative team at the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/SeanCroweSF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "scrowe@sdublincoco.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000743022807&ref=ts", 
        "policies": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "twitter": "0863864303", 
        "webpage": "http://www.seancrowe.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Paul Sommerville", 
        "constituency": "info@paulsommerville.com", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Finance expert Paul Sommerville is standing as an independent candidate in Dublin South-East. Sommerville, who has been working in the financial markets for over 20 years, recently left his job with the Delta Index spread betting firm in order to concentrate on the election. His fifteen-point plan for economic recovery includes a renegotiation of the EU/IMF bailout and a revision of the Croke Park Agreement.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Paul-SommervilleIND-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin South East", 
        "phone": "RenegotiatetheEU/IMFdeal;SeparateBankdebtfromSovereigndebtandrestructureBankdebt;Putsmallbusinessatheartofrecovery;AbolishHSE;Incentivizeournon-domiciledcitizenstobringtheirmoneybackonshore;Reformthedepartmentoffinance", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Sommerville/182854805082500", 
        "twitter": "paulsommerville", 
        "webpage": "http://www.paulsommerville.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Ruairi Quinn", 
        "facebook": "Dublin South East", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing Labour deputy Ruairi Quinn will once again stand as the party's candidate in Dublin South-East. With the exception of a nine-month period in 1981/1982, Quinn has served continuously as the constituency's TD since 1977. During his time in D\u00e1il Eireann, he has held three separate ministerial portfolios - Environment, Enterprise and Employment, and Finance. He is currently the party's Spokesperson on Education and Science.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/ruairiquinnlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "ruairi.quinn@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "016183434", 
        "policies": "Labour", 
        "twitter": "ruairiquinntd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.ruairiquinn.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Eoghan Murphy", 
        "constituency": "info@eoghanmurphy.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "28-year-old Eoghan Murphy has been nominated by Fine Gael as one of the party's two candidates in Dublin South-East. He currently represents Pembroke-Rathmines in Dublin City Council having been elected on the first count in the 2009 local elections. Murphy previously worked in international arms control, including stints with the United Nations.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/eoghanmurphyfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin South East", 
        "phone": "0860863832", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=612335157", 
        "twitter": "murphyeoghan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.eoghanmurphy.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Ruadh\u00e1n Mac Aodh\u00e1in", 
        "facebook": "Dublin South East", 
        "general_description": "Ruadh\u00e1n Mac Aodh\u00e1in will be contesting the forthcoming election on behalf of Sinn Fein in Dublin South East. The 27 year old co-authored a report on inequality for a Joint Oireachtas Committee and has actively campaigned for the preservation of 16 Moore Street, a 1916 heritage site.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/RuadhanMacAodhainSF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=717004702#!/profile.php?id=717004702&sk=info", 
        "policies": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "twitter": "RuadhanMacA", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/20002"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Kevin Humphreys", 
        "constituency": "kevin.humphreys@dublincity.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Kevin Humphreys has been nominated by the Labour Party to run alongside Ruairi Quinn in Dublin South-East. Humphreys has been a member of Dublin City Council since 1999 where he represents the South East Inner City ward. He is currently the leader of the Labour Group in the council.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/kevinhumphreyslab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin South East", 
        "phone": "0872989103", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/cllrkevinhumphreys", 
        "twitter": "cllrhumphreys", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/kevinhumphreys/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Gormley", 
        "constituency": "minister@environ.ie", 
        "facebook": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "Green Party leader John Gormley has been nominated by the party to seek a fourth term of office as a representative of Dublin South-East. Following the successful conclusion of a coalition agreement between Fianna F\u00e1il and the Greens in 2007, Gormley was appointed as Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government. As part of this ministerial brief, Gormley worked on a range of local government reforms, including the much-publicised attempt to create a directly-elected Mayor of Dublin.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/johngormleygp-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin South East", 
        "phone": "018882403", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Gormley/36544850925", 
        "twitter": "johngormley", 
        "webpage": "http://www.johngormley.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Lucinda Creighton", 
        "constituency": "lucinda.creighton@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "30-year-old Lucinda Creighton is one half of a young team which Fine Gael is running in Dublin South-East. The Mayo-born barrister currently represents the constituency in D\u00e1il Eireann following her success in the 2007 general election. She also previously served as a Dublin City Councillor for the Pembroke ward. Creighton is Fine Gael's Deputy Spokesperson on Justice & Law Reform with Special Responsibility for Immigration, Integration and Equality.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/lucindacreightonfg.jpg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin South East", 
        "phone": "016183527", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lucinda-Creighton-TD/46392743236", 
        "twitter": "lcreighton", 
        "webpage": "http://www.lucindacreighton.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Chris Andrews", 
        "constituency": "chris.andrews@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing TD Chris Andrews will run for re-election in Dublin South-East as he tries to hold on to the seat which he first won in 2005. Before his election to D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann, Andrews was active in local politics, representing the Pembroke ward on Dublin City Council since 1999. He is currently the convenor of the Dail Finance Committee.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Chris-AndrewsFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin South East", 
        "phone": "016183054", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Andrews/1641524191", 
        "twitter": "chrisandrewstd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.chrisandrews.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0879674986", 
        "facebook": "Dublin South Central", 
        "general_description": "Peter O&#8217;Neill", 
        "image": "First time candidate Peter O'Neill will be contesting for one of the five Dublin South Central seats. O'Neill, a Social Worker by profession is hoping to provide better support to families and help build stronger communities throughout Ireland.", 
        "party": "candid@eircom.net", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peter-ONeill-Independent-General-Election-2011/140473219346764#!/pages/Peter-ONeill-Independent-General-Election-2011/140473219346764?v=wall", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "End corruption and remove the 'political elite' from Irish politics; Emigration; Falling incomes; Unemployment; Crime; Health", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/PeterONeillInd-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Ois\u00edn \u00d3 hAlmhain", 
        "constituency": "Dublin South Central", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oisin-O-hAlmhain-Green-Party-Candidate-Dublin-South-Central/169815166381609", 
        "general_description": "38-year-old Oisin O hAlmhain is running as the Green Party's candidate in Dublin South Central. This will be the first general election contested by O hAlmhain who currently commutes to work in Tullamore hospital where he works as a pharmacist. He has recently been active in attempting to establish Feachtas na gCoisithe (The Pedestrian Campaign) which seeks to improve the day-to-day experience of Irish pedestrians.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/oisinohalmhaingp-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "oisin@real-dublin.com", 
        "party": "Green Party", 
        "phone": "0879477841", 
        "policies": "The recovery worldwide has been green - we need those green jobs in Dublin 12, 10, 8 and 6W; We need to renew and rebuild this part of the city which was devastated by the celtic tiger; As a front-line healthcare worker I have answers to many of the problems we face in the health and public sector", 
        "twitter": "oisinohalmhain", 
        "webpage": "http://www.real-dublin.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Dominic Mooney", 
        "image": "Dominic Mooney is running as an Independent candidate in Dublin South Central. Mooney, who hails from Crumlin, is a first time candidate.", 
        "twitter": "Dublin South Central", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/dominic_mooneyIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "(0) 86 3190 705", 
        "general_description": "Paul King", 
        "image": "Paul King is a 37 year old first time candidate running as an Independent in Dublin South Central. His is a business owner with a strong background in software development and financial services.", 
        "phone": "DublinSouthCentral", 
        "policies": "pk@gtt.ie", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/PaulKingIND3-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Noel Francis Bennett", 
        "image": "Noel Francis Bennett is contesting his first election. He is running as an Independent in Dublin South Central.", 
        "twitter": "Dublin South Central", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Colm Callanan", 
        "general_description": "Colm Callanan is the Christian Solidarity Party candidate for Dublin South Central. Callanan will contest a Dail seat for the 4th time. He was previously unsuccessful in 1997, 2002, and 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Colm-CallananCSP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "DublinSouthCentral", 
        "twitter": "Christian Solidarity Party", 
        "webpage": "http://comharcriostai.org/candidate.htm"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael Conaghan", 
        "facebook": "cllr_michael.conaghan@dublincity.ie", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Michael Conaghan has been nominated by the Labour Party as one of their candidates in Dublin South-Central. The Donegal-native has represented the Ballyfermot-Clondalkin ward on Dublin City Council since 1991 and was elected as Dublin's Lord Mayor in 2004-2005. Conaghan is a teacher by profession.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/michaelconaghanlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Labour", 
        "policies": "Dublin South Central", 
        "twitter": "0861753747", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/michaelconaghan/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Catherine Byrne", 
        "facebook": "Dublin South Central", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing TD Catherine Byrne will be hoping to hang on to her Dublin South-Central seat as she seeks re-election on behalf of Fine Gael. Byrne was first elected to D\u00e1il Eireann in 2007 having previously spent eight years as a Dublin City Councillor for the South West Inner City. Byrne held the office of Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2005-2006 and is currently Fine Gael's Spokesperson for Older Citizens.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/catherinebyrnefg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "catherine.byrne@oir.ie", 
        "phone": "http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Catherine-Byrne-T-D/100001779687553", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "014099800", 
        "webpage": "http://www.catherinebyrne.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/votebradley", 
        "general_description": "Neville Bradley", 
        "image": "Neville Bradley is running as an Independent in the Dublin South Central constituency. Bradley lives in \t\r\nWalkinstown, and will be contesting his first election.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Dublin South Central", 
        "twitter": "193344874018036?sk=info", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/neville_bradleyIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Raymond Whitehead", 
        "facebook": "Dublin South", 
        "general_description": "A founding member of Direct Democracy Ireland  (DDI),  Raymond Whitehead is a photographer by trade. His career has been varied, having been a restaurant and night club owner, an athlete, a teacher of Transcendental Meditation and the Science of Creative Intelligence, an interior designer and an Antique dealer.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/raymondwhiteheadind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Info@RaymondWhitehead.com", 
        "phone": "AnewandbetterDemocracy;Acleanerandhealthierenvironment;Amoresustainableandsecurefinancialfutureforthisandfuturegenerations;Abettereducationalsystem;thepillarandfoundationonwhichoursocietyrests", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "M: +353 87 657 5316", 
        "webpage": "http://www.raymondwhitehead.com/Profile/profile.html"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Alan Shatter", 
        "facebook": "Dublin South", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing deputy Alan Shatter will be hoping to avoid the ghosts of 2002 as he fights for re-election in the competitive Dublin South constituency. On that occasion, the Fine Gael deputy polled the fifth highest amount of first-preference votes but was eliminated when transfers allowed the Green Party's Eamon Ryan to overtake him.  A qualified solicitor, Shatter was first elected in 1981 and is noted for his frequent contribution of Private Members Bills in the D\u00e1il. He is currently Fine Gael's Front Bench Spokesperson on Justice & Law Reform and a member of the Joint Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/alanshatterfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "alan.shatter@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "016183911", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "AlanShatterTD", 
        "webpage": "http://www.alanshatter.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Shane Ross", 
        "constituency": "shane.ross@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Senator Shane Ross is constesting the general election in Dublin South as an independent candidate. Ross, who is currently the business editor of the Sunday Independent, has been a Senator since his initial election to the body in 1981. He recently co-authored the book \"Wasters\" which examined financial mismanagement and overspending in Ireland's public sector.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/shanerossind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin South", 
        "phone": "016183014", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Senator.Shane.Ross", 
        "twitter": "senshaneross", 
        "webpage": "http://www.shane-ross.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Jane Murphy", 
        "general_description": "Jane Murphy is a first time candidate, running on behalf of the Christian Solidarity Party in Dublin South. Murphy currently works in the catering and hospitality industry.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/jane-murphyCSP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "ChristianSolidarityParty", 
        "policies": "Dublin South", 
        "twitter": "086 3603647", 
        "webpage": "http://comharcriostai.org/candidate.htm"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Peter Mathews", 
        "constituency": "peter@bankermathews.com", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Banking consultant Peter Mathews has been added to the Fine Gael ticket in Dublin South. Mathews, who is a qualified chartered accountant with over thirty years experience in the financial industry, has been a prominent critic of the government's economic strategy in recent years. He has featured heavily as an analyst on current affairs programmes such as Prime Time and Vincent Browne.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/petermatthewsfg.jpg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin South", 
        "phone": "012788400", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/bankermathews", 
        "twitter": "pbmathews", 
        "webpage": "http://bankermathews.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "086 399 8735", 
        "facebook": "jdoyle11@gmail.com", 
        "general_description": "John Doyle", 
        "image": "John Doyle is a first time candidate. He is running as an Independent in the Dublin South constituency.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Dublin South", 
        "twitter": "Referendum on the bailout; Defend and support those who will protect our corporation tax; Support those that will keep taxation down i.e. the Universal Social Charge; Ensure that those who are in power put the people first and not the Banks", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/John-DoyleIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Nicola Curry", 
        "constituency": "Dublin South", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nicola-Curry/107657399308298", 
        "general_description": "Nicola Curry is running as the People Before Profit candidate for Dublin South. She qualified with a degree in social science, specialising in social policy. She also received a Masters Degree last year.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/NicolaCurryPBP-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "nicola.curry@peoplebeforeprofit.ie", 
        "party": "People Before Profit", 
        "phone": "0872917415", 
        "policies": "Burn the bond holders let them pay their own debts; Stop bailing out our failed banks and create one good bank; Close the tax loopholes", 
        "twitter": "Nicola_Curry", 
        "webpage": "http://nicolacurry.weebly.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Maria Corrigan", 
        "constituency": "Dublin South", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001329575995", 
        "general_description": "Senator Maria Corrigan has been selected by Fianna F\u00e1il as the party's candidate in Dublin South. A former member of D\u00fan Laoighaire-Rathdown County Council, Corrigan ran in the general elections of both 2002 and 2007, pipped on the latter occasion when Alan Shatter regained his seat on the final count. She was appointed to the Seanad by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in August 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MariaCorriganFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "maria.corrigan@oir.ie", 
        "party": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "phone": "016183308", 
        "policies": "Continue highlighting disability, mental health and  special needs on the political agenda; Job Creation and the support of small businesses and enterprises; The introduction of Mental Capacity and Guardianship Bill; Additional capacity in post primary schools in Knocklyon/Rathfarnham Area and new provision of post primary school in Leopardstown/Stepaside", 
        "twitter": "dublincorrigan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.mariacorrigan.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Roisin Shortall", 
        "facebook": "Dublin North West", 
        "general_description": "The appearance of outgoing TD Roisin Shortall on the ballot in the Dublin North-West will surprise few. The 56-year-old has represented the constituency for the past eighteen years since her election on the first count in 1992. Shortall, who served a term as the chairperson of the Eastern Health Board from 1996 to 1998, is currently the party's Spokesperson on Social and Family Affairs.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/roisinshortalllab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "roisin.shortall@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "016183593", 
        "policies": "Labour", 
        "twitter": "roisinshortall", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/roisinshortall"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Lyons", 
        "constituency": "johnc.lyons@dublincity.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "33-year-old John Lyons is hoping that he can replicate his performance in the 2009 local elections as he attempts to win a second seat for Labour in Dublin North-West. A first-time candidate, Lyons was elected on the first count after securing over 22 per cent of first-preference votes. He is currently the Chairperson of Dublin City Council's North West Area Committee.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/johnlyonslab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin North West", 
        "phone": "0872113154", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cllr-John-Lyons-Labour-General-Election-Candidate-for-Dublin-North-West/147681471945788", 
        "twitter": "cllrjohnlyons", 
        "webpage": "http://cllrjohnlyons.blogspot.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael Larkin", 
        "general_description": "Michael Larkin is a Christian Solidarity Party candidate for Dublin North West. Larkin unsuccessfully contested the general election of 2002 on behalf of the Christian Solidarity Party. Larkin, who is currently self employed, previously managed a tourist office.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Michael-LarkinCSP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "ChristianSolidarityParty", 
        "policies": "Dublin North West", 
        "twitter": "087 0943388", 
        "webpage": "http://comharcriostai.org/candidate.htm"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "Ruairi Holohan", 
        "image": "Ruairi Holohan will contest his first general election on behalf of the Green Party in Dublin North West. He previously unsuccessfully stood as a local candidate in Blackrock in 2009.", 
        "phone": "dlrgreen@gmail.com", 
        "twitter": "Dublin North West", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/RuairiHolohanGP-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Dunne", 
        "general_description": "John Dunne is standing as the Workers' Party candidate in Dublin North West. He was unsuccessful in his bid for election to the Dail in 1997, where he received a 1.33% share of the votes.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/JohnDunneWP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Workers'Party", 
        "policies": "Dublin North West", 
        "twitter": "018733 916", 
        "webpage": "http://www.workerspartyireland.net/contact.html"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Gerry Breen", 
        "constituency": "gerry@gerrybreen.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael have turned to the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, as they attempt to win their first seat in Dublin North-West for eighteen years. Breen, who has represented his native Clontarf ward on Dublin City Council since 1999, was elected as Lord Mayor in June 2010. Breen's only previous general election campaign ended in defeat when he challenged for a seat in Dublin North-Central in 2002.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/gerrybreenfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin North West", 
        "phone": "0872567811", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Gerry-Breen/144460928903278", 
        "twitter": "gerry_breen", 
        "webpage": "http://www.gerrybreen.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Raymond Sexton", 
        "constituency": "Dublin North East", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=598431641", 
        "general_description": "Raymond Sexton is running as an Independent candidate for Dublin North East. A chartered engineer, Sexton is currently serving as Chairman at Dublin Civic Trust, and he's a Consultant at Fiontar Bhinn \u00c9adair.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Raysextonind-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "raymond.sexton@tangible.ie", 
        "party": "Independent", 
        "phone": "0863011044", 
        "policies": "Excellence in health, education and social welfare; Reform of the public service; Construct a new economy built on the pillars of our intellectual infrastructure; Capitalise on the emotional engagement that our sport, our tourism and our cultural heritage have forged with people all over the world; Use new communication technologies more extensively in order to reduce costs, compete in new markets and compensate for our geographic isolation", 
        "twitter": "RaymondSEXTON", 
        "webpage": "http://www.raymondsexton.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Larry O&#8217;Toole", 
        "facebook": "cllr_larry.otoole@dublincity.ie", 
        "general_description": "Larry O'Toole has been nominated once again as the Sinn F\u00e9in candidate in Dublin North-East. O'Toole's general election record in the constituency has not been impressive thus far as he has failed to win a seat in four previous attempts. At local level, however, O'Toole has been an active member of Dublin City Council since 1999, campaigning strongly on social issues such as housing, healthcare, anti-social behaviour and workers\u2019 rights.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/LarryOTooleSF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "SinnF\u00e9in", 
        "policies": "Dublin North East", 
        "twitter": "0868541940", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19965"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "David Healy", 
        "facebook": "verdire@eircom.net", 
        "general_description": "David Healy is the Green Party's candidate in Dublin North-East. Healy, who has a background in law and enviromental science, was first elected to Fingal County Council in 1992 and has served on the body for 13 years. This will be his fourth general election campaign in the constituency following unsuccessful runs in 1992, 2002 and 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/davidhealygp-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "GreenParty", 
        "policies": "Dublin North East", 
        "twitter": "0876178852", 
        "webpage": "http://www.davidhealy.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Brian Greene", 
        "constituency": "brian@socialistparty.net", 
        "facebook": "Socialist Party", 
        "general_description": "Brian Greene will stand as a candidate for the Socialist Party in the Dublin North East constituency. He ran unsuccessfully in the local elections of 2004 and 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/BrianGreeneSP-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin North East", 
        "phone": "0857116466", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/socialist1", 
        "twitter": "BrianGreene", 
        "webpage": "http://www.briangreene.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Robert Eastwood", 
        "facebook": "Dublin North East", 
        "general_description": "Robert Eastwood is one of four Independent candidates running in the Dublin North East constituency. Having previously worked in logistics, Eastwood has been a full-time carer for the past six years. He is a first time candidate.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/RobertEastwoodInd-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Peoples.Rights@hotmail.com", 
        "phone": "MedicalcardholdersshouldnotbeaskedtopaytheUniversalSocialCharge;Opposereductionsinpublicsectorpensions;Bringroguebankersbeforethecourts;Moresupportforcarers,thehomeless,peoplewithmentalillness", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "086 1290444", 
        "webpage": "http://roberteastwood.ie/blog/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Eamonn Blaney", 
        "facebook": "Dublin North East", 
        "general_description": "Eamonn Blaney is an Independent candidate running in Dublin North East. He grew up in Raheny and now lives in Sutton. This is his first election campaign. Blaney is affiliated with the New Vision alliance of Independents. His brother Dara is a candidate in Donegal North East.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/eamonnblaneyind-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "TheseparationofBankdebtandSovereigndebt;Aviableworkablestrategytocreateandretainjobs;TheoverhaulofthePolitical,Public&CivilService;AbetterdealforourEnergyandNaturalResources", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "EamonnBlaney ", 
        "webpage": "http://www.eamonnblaney.com/wordpress/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Aodh\u00e1n  O&#8217;Riord\u00e1in", 
        "constituency": "aodhan.oriordain@gmail.com", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Aodhan O'Riordan is the Labour candidate for Dublin North-Central. O'Riordan has been an active member of Dublin City Council since 2004 and was re-elected on the second count in 2009. Currently, he works as the principle of St. Laurence O'Toole's Girls Primary School on Sheriff Street in Dublin's inner city.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/aodhanoriordainlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin North Central", 
        "phone": "0868190336", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000266602747", 
        "twitter": "aodhanoriordain", 
        "webpage": "http://aodhanoriordain.blogspot.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Finian McGrath", 
        "facebook": "Dublin North Central", 
        "general_description": "Finian McGrath is standing for re-election as an independent deputy for Dublin North-Central. The 57-year-old was first elected to D\u00e1il Eireann in 2002 as a member of the Independent Health Alliance. McGrath was returned five years later for a second term of office despite the fact that the constituency had been reduced to a three-seater. In 2007, McGrath declared that he would support the Fianna F\u00e1il-Green coalition after he publicly concluded a deal with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/finianmcgrathind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "finian.mcgrath@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "016183942", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "finianmcgrath", 
        "webpage": "http://www.finianmcgrath.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Lyons", 
        "facebook": "Dublin North Central", 
        "general_description": "This will be John Lyon's first election campaign. He will be running for People Before Profit in the Dublin North Central constituency. Lyons is 31 years of age and comes from Whitehall in Dublin.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/JohnlyonsPBP1-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "john.lyons@peoplebeforeprofit.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=578807955", 
        "policies": "People Before Profit", 
        "twitter": "0877729292", 
        "webpage": "www.johnlyons2011.com"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0833317190", 
        "general_description": "Donna Cooney", 
        "image": "The Green Party have nominated Donna Cooney as their candidate in Dublin North Central. Cooney's last general election campaign in the constituency was in 1997 when she was eliminated on the third count having received less than 4 per cent of first preferences. Cooney also ran unsuccessfully in local election campaigns in 1999, 2004 and 2009.", 
        "phone": "DublinNorthCentral", 
        "policies": "donnacooneygreenparty@yahoo.ie", 
        "twitter": "Green Party", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/donnacooneygp-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Richard Bruton", 
        "constituency": "richard.bruton@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing Dublin North-Central deputy Richard Bruton is one of the longest serving deputies in the D\u00e1il, seeking his nineth successive term this time around. Bruton was appointed a Minister for Enterprise in Taoiseach John Bruton's rainbow goverment. In June 2010, he led an unsuccessful heave against party leader Enda Kenny. Following his defeat, he was stripped of his finance portfolio and was appointed as the party's enterprise spokesperson soon afterwards.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/richardbrutonfg.jpg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin North Central", 
        "phone": "016183103", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/richardbrutontd", 
        "twitter": "richardbrutontd", 
        "webpage": "http://richardbruton.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Trevor Sargent", 
        "constituency": "trevor.sargent@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "The Green Party's Trevor Sargent will be the party's sole candidate in Dublin North as he attempts to win a fifth term of office. Sargent was leader of the Green Party from 2001 until his resignation in 2007 when it emerged that he had contacted the Gardai regarding a case involving one of his constituents. Sargent has held a number of junior ministries as part of the Fianna F\u00e1il-Green coalition, serving most recently as Minister for Food until February 2010.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/trevorsargentgp-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin North", 
        "phone": "018900360", 
        "policies": "http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Trevor-Sargent/100000879157992", 
        "twitter": "trevorsargenttd", 
        "webpage": "http://trevorsargent.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "James Reilly", 
        "constituency": "james.reilly@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing TD Dr James Reilly is one of two Fine Gael candidates selected to run in Dublin North. Reilly was elected to the four-seater constituency following his first general election campaign in 2007. As a GP of twenty-five years, it is no surprise that he is Fine Gael's current Front Bench spokesperson for Health and Children.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/jamesreillyfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin North", 
        "phone": "016183749", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-James-Reilly-TD/133425636673303", 
        "twitter": "drjamesreilly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.reilly.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael Kennedy", 
        "constituency": "michael.kennedy@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Michael Kennedy is an outgoing Fianna F\u00e1il TD for Dublin North. Kennedy first won election to Fingal County Council in 1991 and was subsequently reelected in 1999 and 2004. Following an unsuccessful general election campaign in 2002, the former insurance broker topped the poll in Dublin North in 2007, gaining almost 20 per cent of first-preference votes.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MichaelKennedyFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin North", 
        "phone": "0872432995", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/michaelkennedytd", 
        "twitter": "kennedytd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.michaelkennedy.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mark Harrold", 
        "constituency": "Dublin North", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002042176604", 
        "general_description": "Dr Mark Harrold is a clinical psychologist from Malahide. In 2002 he stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Independent Health Alliance.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MarkHarroldIND-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "markharrold@eircom.net", 
        "party": "Independent", 
        "phone": "0860333630", 
        "policies": "Eliminating redundant and costly quangos; Ending cronyism, the root cause of our financial crisis; Job creation; Renegotiating the IMF \"bailout\" \u2013 a private sector debt which has been foisted on the Irish taxpayer; Reducing the bloated political system", 
        "twitter": "MHarroldInd11", 
        "webpage": "http://www.markharrold.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Clare Daly", 
        "facebook": "Dublin North", 
        "general_description": "Clare Daly ran in her first election in 1997 where she unsuccessfully stood for the Socialist Party in the General Election. In 1999 she stood successfully in the Local Election, where she received a 14.14% share of the votes. In 2009 she was once again successful in her locality, this time with a 20.48% share.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/ClareDalySP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Amassivestateledjobsprogramme;Reverseallthecutsandrestoreminimumwage;Increasetaxationonthetop10%;DeliveryofMetroNorth", 
        "policies": "Socialist Party", 
        "twitter": "0872415576", 
        "webpage": "http://www.claredaly.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Niall Smith", 
        "image": "Niall Smith is contesting his first election as an Independent candidate for Dublin Mid West.", 
        "twitter": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Niall_SmithIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Eoin \u00d3 Broin", 
        "constituency": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elect-Eoin-O-Broin-TD-for-Dublin-Mid-West/130740603647948", 
        "general_description": "Eoin O Broin has been chosen as Sinn F\u00e9in's candidate in Dublin Mid-West. The Clondalkin man was unsuccessful in his only previous general election attempt, finishing bottom of the polls in Dun Laoighaire in 2007. O Broin has been active within the Sinn Fein party for over fifteen years including a spell as the party's Director of European Affairs.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/EoinOBrionSF-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "eoinobroin@hotmail.com", 
        "party": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "phone": "0872794843", 
        "policies": "Job creation; Investment in education, health & housing; Reform of tax system and political system", 
        "twitter": "eobroin", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19884"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Colm McGrath", 
        "image": "Colm McGrath ran unsuccessfully as a Fianna Fail candidate in the general elections of 1992 and 1997. He contested his first election as an Independent in 1999 and was elected as a Councillor for Clondalkin.", 
        "twitter": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Colm_Mc_GrathIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Derek Keating", 
        "constituency": "info@derekkeating.net", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael Councillor Derek Keating is is one of two Fine Gael candidates in Dublin Mid-West. Keating holds a high profile in the constituency as he has represented Lucan on South Dublin County Council since 1999. This is his second general election campaign following his unsuccessful independent candidacy in 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/derekkeatingfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "phone": "0872857435", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1657323423", 
        "twitter": "derekkeating", 
        "webpage": "http://derekkeating.net/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Frances Fitzgerald", 
        "constituency": "frances.fitzgerald@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Senator Frances Fitzgerald is one of two Fine Gael candidates in Dublin Mid-West. Before her first election to D\u00e1il Eireann in 1992, Fitzgerald was active as a social worker in Ballymun and Inchicore. She served two terms as a TD for Dublin South-East from 1992-2002, though she was unsuccessful in her attempts to secure re-election in 2002 and 2007. In 2007, she was elected by the Seanad's Labour Panel and is the current Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Health.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/francesfitzgeraldfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "phone": "0872579026", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frances-Fitzgerald/20699460674", 
        "twitter": "joinfrances", 
        "webpage": "http://www.francesfitzgerald.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Robert Dowds", 
        "constituency": "rdowds@sdublincoco.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Robert Dowds is one of two Labour Party candidates in Dublin Mid-West. Dowds, who has been a member of the Labour Party since 1970, has been one of Clondalkin's five representatives on South Dublin County Council since 1999. He currently teaches at Scoil Mochua, a school for young people with physical disabilities in Clondalkin.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/robertdowdslab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "phone": "0876520360", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Robert-Dowds/317195538269?v", 
        "twitter": "robert_dowds", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/robertdowds"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Robert Connolly", 
        "facebook": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "general_description": "Robert Connolly will be contesting his first election as a Socialist Party candidate in the Dublin Mid West constituency. Connolly was active in the anti water charges protests of the mid 1990s.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/RobConnollySP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001976016783", 
        "policies": "Socialist Party", 
        "twitter": "(01) 6772592", 
        "webpage": "http://www.socialistparty.net/election/dublin/586-dublin-mid-west"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Cieran Perry", 
        "facebook": "Dublin Central", 
        "general_description": "Cieran Perry was first elected in 2009 as a councillor for the Cabra/Glasnevin area, having received a 14.75% share of the vote. A well known community activist, Perry first ran for the Dail in 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/CieranPerryIND2-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "cieran.perry@dublincity.ie", 
        "phone": "ProgrammeforEmployment;RealPoliticalReform;ThirdTaxforRich;Health&EducationalEquality;RealPublicSectorReform;AssetseizurefromFinancialCriminals", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "0871477316", 
        "webpage": "HTTP://www.cieranperry.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Paul O\u2019Loughlin", 
        "general_description": "Paul O'Loughlin is a Christian Solidarity Party candidate for Dublin Central. He has contested previous elections on behalf of the party at both national and local level. O'Loughlin contested his first Dail seat in 2002.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/paul-o-loughlinCSP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "ChristianSolidarityParty", 
        "policies": "Dublin Central", 
        "twitter": "087 9130869", 
        "webpage": "http://comharcriostai.org/candidate.htm"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Phil Kearney", 
        "facebook": "philk@esatclear.ie", 
        "general_description": "Phil Kearney will be running as a Green Party candidate in the Dublin Central constituency. Kearney was elected to the Green Party National Executive Committee in March 2010. Kearney worked as the Green Party National Campaign Manager from September 2008 until July 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/PhilKearneyGP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "GreenParty", 
        "policies": "Dublin Central", 
        "twitter": "086 2659833", 
        "webpage": "http://vote.greenparty.ie/dublin-central/phil-kearney"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Hyland", 
        "facebook": "vote4pluto@hotmail.com", 
        "general_description": "John Hyland is contesting his first election, as an Independent in Dublin Central. Hyland has spent part of his life in Canada, where he studied and worked.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/JohnHylandIND-197x197.png", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Dublin Central", 
        "twitter": "Substantial salary and expenses cuts for Taoiseach and all upper level government positions ; Abolishment of Seanad and reduction of TD\u2019s from 166 to 101; Radically reducing Ireland\u2019s current 6 Billion annual energy import; deal restructuring of Ireland\u2019s offshore resources; Overhaul of banking system, 12 month mortgage freeze during full investigation and assessment for potential adjustments", 
        "webpage": "http://www.vote4pluto.com/index1.htm"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mary Fitzpatrick", 
        "constituency": "mary.fitzpatrick@dublincity.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick is standing as a Fianna F\u00e1il candidate in Dublin Central. She was first co-opted on to Dublin City Council in 2003 to replace her father, former deputy Dermot Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick, a former marketing director in the telecoms industry, was re-elected to the council in 2004 and again in 2009. She unsuccessfully stood as a general election candidate in 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MaryFitzpatrickFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin Central", 
        "phone": "0868126332", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1513865974", 
        "twitter": "maryfitzdc", 
        "webpage": "http://maryfitzpatrick.blogspot.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Joe Costello", 
        "constituency": "joe.costello@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing TD Joe Costello is one of two candidates nominated by the Labour Party to contest the election in Dublin Central. Costello has previously served three terms in the D\u00e1il, from 1992-1997 and again from 2002 to present. He is also a former member of the Seanad. Costello is currently the Labour Party's spokesperson on transport.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/joecostellolab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin Central", 
        "phone": "016183896", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1388335025", 
        "twitter": "joecostellotd", 
        "webpage": "http://joecostellotd.blogspot.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Aine Clancy", 
        "constituency": "aine.clancy1@gmail.com", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Aine Clancy has been nominated by Labour as one of the party's two candidates in Dublin Central. Clancy is currently a member of Dublin City Council following her victory in the Cabra/Glasnevin ward as a first-time candidate in the 2009 local elections. This is her first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/aineclancylab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin Central", 
        "phone": "0877635406", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aine-Clancy-for-Dublin-Central/134259273289360", 
        "twitter": "aineclancy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/aineclancy"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Cyprian Brady", 
        "constituency": "cyprian.brady@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing deputy Cyprian Brady is seeking a second term in D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann as a representative for Dublin Central. Brady was sensationally elected in 2007 despite winning less than a thousand first preferences, benefitting from the transfers of Bertie Ahern at the expense of party running mate Mary Fitzpatrick. Before entering the D\u00e1il, Brady was a Senator from 2002 to 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Cyprian-BradyFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Dublin Central", 
        "phone": "018374129", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/cyprianbradytd", 
        "twitter": "cyprianbradytd", 
        "webpage": "http://cyprianbrady.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Ann Sweeney", 
        "constituency": "info@newislandparty.me", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Hotelier Ann Sweeney will once again contest the general election in Donegal South-West as an independent candidate. She withdrew from the constituency's November 2010 by-election just days before the polls, stating that the election was a farce at a time when Ireland was in need of a national government.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/AnnSweeneyIND-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Donegal South West", 
        "phone": "0861704884", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Island-Party/164153343616339", 
        "twitter": "newislandparty", 
        "webpage": "http://newislandparty.me/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Brian \u00d3 Domhnaill", 
        "facebook": "Donegal South West", 
        "general_description": "Seantor Brian \u00d3 Domhnaill will stand again as a Fianna F\u00e1il candidate in Donegal South-West. The 33-year-old unsuccesfully contested the November 2010 by-election in the constituency, securing over 21 per cent of first-preference votes. \u00d3 Domhnaill was appointed to the Seanad by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in 2007 after he failed to win election to the body's Industrial and Commerical Panel.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Brian-O-DomhnaillFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "brian.odomhnaill@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000504626580", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "0749165466", 
        "webpage": "http://brianodomhnaill.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/stephenmccahill", 
        "facebook": "Donegal South West", 
        "general_description": "Stephen McCahill", 
        "image": "Stephen McCahill has confirmed that he will run as an Independent in Donegal South West. McCahill is the Chairman of the Ardara Town Traders and runs an estate agents with his business partner.", 
        "party": "info@mccahillmcnelis.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=726992240", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "074 9537060", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/StephenMcCahillIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "086 1726663", 
        "general_description": "John Duffy", 
        "image": "John Duffy will run as a Green Party candidate in Donegal South West. Duffy is currently working as a solar panel installer. He is married to Breege and they have 3 children.", 
        "phone": "DonegalSouthWest", 
        "policies": "info@solmax.ie", 
        "twitter": "Green Party", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/johnDuffyGP-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mary Coughlan", 
        "constituency": "tanaiste@education.gov.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Mary Coughlan is one of two Fianna F\u00e1il candidates running in Donegal South-West. The outgoing T\u00e1naiste has served continuously as a deputy for the constituency since her 1987 election to the D\u00e1il at the age of twenty-two. During her time in government, Coughlan has held portfolios as Minister for Social and Family Affairs (2002\u201304), Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (2004\u201308), and most recently, as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MaryCoughlanFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Donegal South West", 
        "phone": "0749724270", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001460322595", 
        "twitter": "marycoughlan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.fiannafail.ie/people/mary-coughlan/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Ryan Stewart", 
        "facebook": "Donegal North East", 
        "general_description": "31-year-old Carndonagh native Ryan Stewart will contest the general election as an independent candidate for Donegal North-East. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/ryanstewartind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "info@electryanstewart.com", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elect-Ryan-Stewart-Independent-Donegal-North-East/114481181953776", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "0851027058", 
        "webpage": "http://electryanstewart.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0862540846", 
        "facebook": "johnryan@donegalcoco.ie", 
        "general_description": "John Ryan", 
        "image": "Councillor John Ryan was elected to Donegal County Council in June 2009. This will be the first time he contests a Dail seat. Ryan will accompany his Fine Gael running mate Joe McHugh in the Donegal North East constituency.", 
        "phone": "FineGael", 
        "policies": "Donegal North East", 
        "twitter": "62195680495?v=info", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/johnryanfg-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Joe McHugh", 
        "facebook": "Donegal North East", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing Fine Gael TD Joe McHugh is a Fine Gael candidate in Donegal North East. A former teacher and community development worker, McHugh started his political life when he was elected to Donegal County Council in 1999. In 2002, the 39-year-old was elected to the Seanad's Administrative Panel. He served a five-year term in the upper house of the Oireachtas before winning election as a first-time D\u00e1il candidate in 2007. He is currently Fine Gael's Spokesperson on North/South co-operation.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/joemchughfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "joe.mchugh@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "0749164787", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "joe_mchugh_td", 
        "webpage": "http://www.donegalmatters.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Charlie McConalogue", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Charlie McConalogue is 33 years old. He became Councillor at his first attempt in 2009. This will be his first run for the D\u00e1il. He previously worked at Fianna Fail HQ as a Political Organiser. McConalogue holds a degree in economics, history and politics from UCD.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/charliemcconalogueff-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Donegal North East", 
        "phone": "Creatingtherightenvironmenttopromoteemployment;Maintainingandgrowinginvestmentlevelsinourhealthservices;Maximisingournaturalresourcesbypromotingagriculture,fisheriesandtourism", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/CharlieMcConalogue", 
        "twitter": "0868161078", 
        "webpage": "http://election.fiannafail.ie/candidates/details/charlie-mcconalogue/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/BettyHolmes4TD", 
        "general_description": "Betty Holmes", 
        "image": "Betty lives in Newtowncunningham and has been campaigning for the retention of cancer care services in County Donegal for much of the past decade. She is campaigning primarily on the issue of health and to prevent services at Letterkenny General Hospital from being downgraded.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Donegal North East", 
        "twitter": "Retention of services at Letterkenny General and The Donegal Hospice; Protection of cancer services for the people of Donegal; Reform of the mental health service", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/bettyholmesind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Dara Blaney", 
        "facebook": "contact@voteblaney.org", 
        "general_description": "Dara Blaney is the son of former Fianna F\u00e1il and independent TD Neil T. Blaney, who was sacked from Jack Lynch's government for his involvement in the arms crisis in 1970 and later expelled from the party. Dara is a member of the New Vision alliance, as is his brother Eamonn who is running in Dublin North East.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/DaraBlaneyInd-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Donegal North East", 
        "twitter": "A new state energy company should be established like Statoil in Norway to manage the extraction and distribution of our oil and gas; The bondholder bailout policy must be reversed. The exchange of bank debt for bank equity should be examined still to see if it is feasible; Cap the numbers and salaries of all public employees and cut their existing and future pensions to fair levels; Employers' PRSI is a major disincentive to taking more people on and needs to be reduced or abolished; Widespread political reform; cut the wages and pensions of T.D.s, ministers etc. by 30%", 
        "webpage": "http://www.voteblaney.org/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "086 846 9291", 
        "facebook": "michaelosullivan43@hotmail.com", 
        "general_description": "Michael O&#8217;Sullivan", 
        "image": "Michael O\u2019Sullivan is an independent candidate from Castletownbere, West Cork. He is Chairman of the County Cork branch of the Irish Rural Dwellers Association.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Cork South West", 
        "twitter": "Renegotiate the national debt and burn the bondholders; Re-introduce the farm retirement scheme and installation aid; Repeal salmon fisheries policy and revisit common fisheries policy; Review tourism industry", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/michaelosullivanind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Denis O&#8217;Donovan", 
        "general_description": "Denis O'Donovan's has ran for the D\u00e1il on six previous occasions, this will be his seventh. He was unsuccessful in all previous attempts except 2002. O'Donovan was elected to the Seanad in 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/DenisODonovanFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FiannaF\u00e1il", 
        "policies": "Cork South West", 
        "twitter": "02753840", 
        "webpage": "http://election.fiannafail.ie/candidates/details/denis-o-donovan/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Dave McInerney", 
        "constituency": "election2011@abetterireland.com", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Dave McInerney is an independent candidate in Cork South-West. Having worked on behalf of Fianna F\u00e1il in a number of previous campaigns, McInernery decided to act on his disillusionment and seek election himself. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/DaveMcInerneyIND-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cork South West", 
        "phone": "ChangethesystemofgovernmentinIreland;Re-negotiateIreland\u2019sbailout;Jobcreation", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Better-Ireland/169673616400206", 
        "twitter": "abetterireland", 
        "webpage": "http://www.abetterireland.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael McCarthy", 
        "constituency": "michael.mccarthy@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "The 2011 election is Michael McCarthy's third attempt to win a D\u00e1il seat in Cork South-West for the Labour Party. The 34-year-old was first elected to the Seanad's Labour Panel in 2002, and following his unsuccessful general eelction campaign in 2007, maanged to secure reelection as a senator. He is currently the Labour Party's spokesperson on the marine.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/michaelmccarthylab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cork South West", 
        "phone": "0876481004", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=wall&ref=nf&id=1218412031", 
        "twitter": "senmmccarthy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.michaelmccarthy.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "086 6093145", 
        "facebook": "pauldoonan4@gmail.com", 
        "general_description": "Paul Doonan", 
        "image": "Paul Doonan was born in 1960 and brought up in Raheny, Dublin. He was educated at St Paul\u2019s College. He has lived in Durrus near Bantry Co. Cork since 1997. He is a first time candidate.", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Cork South West", 
        "twitter": "The separation of Bank debt and Sovereign debt; A viable workable strategy to create and retain jobs; The overhaul of the Political, Public & Civil Service; A better deal for our Energy and Natural Resources", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Paul-DoonanIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Paul Hayes", 
        "facebook": "Cork South West", 
        "general_description": "Paul Hayes, Sinn F\u00e9in's candidate in Cork South-West, has been active in the party's local organisation for almost fifteen years. The 33-year-old has served terms as both secretary and chairperson of the Sinn Fein cumann in his native Clonakilty. Hayes' only formal electoral experience to date came in 2004 when he was elected to Clonakilty Town Council. He served as a town councillor until 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/PaulHayesSF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "paulforthedail@gmail.com", 
        "phone": "http://en-gb.connect.facebook.com/pages/Put-Paul-in-the-Dail/167320619957731", 
        "policies": "Sinn F\u00e9in", 
        "twitter": "0868589019", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19883"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Edmund Butler", 
        "image": "Edmund Butler is from Garrettstown, Kinsale. He is contesting a general election for a 2nd time. He was previously unsuccessful in 2002 when he garnered only 621 votes. . He is running as an Independent candidate in the Cork South West constituency.", 
        "twitter": "Cork South West", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Finbarr O&#8217;Driscoll", 
        "image": "Finbarr O'Driscoll is a first time candidate, running as an Independent in Cork South Central.", 
        "twitter": "Cork South Central", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Diarmaid \u00d3 Cadhla", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Independent candidate Diarmaid \u00d3 Cadhla is contesting his first election in Cork South Central. He is affiliated with the People's Convention, along with three other candidates across the Cork constituencies.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/DiarmaidOCadhlaCPPC-197x197.png", 
        "party": "Cork South Central", 
        "phone": "ToputthepeopleofIrelandatthecentreofdecision-makingandtoallowthemtohaveadirectsayonthepassingoflegislation;Givetheelectoratetherighttorecallelectedrepresentativesandtherighttoinitiatereferenda;Supportthereductionoftheageofvotingto16years", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000190057897&sk=info", 
        "twitter": "0863805005", 
        "webpage": "http://www.cppc.ie/candidates/profile/diarmaid_o_cadhla"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael McGrath", 
        "facebook": "Cork South Central", 
        "general_description": "Michael McGrath will run alongside Micheal Martin in the constituency of Cork South Central. He was first elected to the Dail in 2007. In 2008, he was appointed as Vice-Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MichaelMcGrathFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "michael.mcgrath@oir.ie", 
        "phone": "http://en-gb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001204633776", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "0214376699", 
        "webpage": "http://www.michaelmcgrath.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Miche\u00e1l Martin", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Miche\u00e1l Martin will be running as one of two Fianna F\u00e1il candidates in the Cork South Central constituency. Since entering national politics in 1989 the Cork South Central TD has served on the Fianna F\u00e1il front bench and in four cabinet posts. Martin was elected as Fianna F\u00e1il leader in January 2011.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MichealMartinFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cork South Central", 
        "phone": "0214320088", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/michealmartintd", 
        "twitter": "MichealMartinTD", 
        "webpage": "http://www.michealmartin.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Gerard Linehan", 
        "general_description": "Gerard Linehan ran unsuccessfully in the 2007 general election. He will again stand as an Independent in Cork South Central for the forthcoming election.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/GerardLinehanIND-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "CorkSouthCentral", 
        "policies": "gerard.linehan@gmail.com", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "www.gerardlinehan.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mick Finn", 
        "facebook": "Cork South Central", 
        "general_description": "Mick Finn has been a city Councillor in Cork since 2009. He was educated at UCC and DIT Rathmines and he holds a BA and a Diploma in Journalism. In 2007 he worked as Parliamentary Assistant to Fianna F\u00e1il TD John Dennehy.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/mickfinnind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "mickfinn01@hotmail.com", 
        "phone": "Employmentcreation;Betteruseofsocialprotection;AuditofHSEtominimisewaste;Safeguardingeducationfunding;Reformofpoliticalframework", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "086 1940126", 
        "webpage": "http://mickfinn.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Paula Desmond", 
        "constituency": "paula_desmond@hotmail.com", 
        "facebook": "Labour", 
        "general_description": "Labour have nominated Councillor Paula Desmond to run alongside Ciaran Lynch in Cork South-Central. Desmond has been politically active at a local level since her election to Cork County Council in 1985. In 1999, she ran unsucessfully as the party's Munster candidate for the European elections when she was eliminated on the final count. She was re-elected to Cork County Council in June 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/pauladesmondlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cork South Central", 
        "phone": "Jobcreation;Healthandeducation;Protectionofthemostvulnerable;Tacklinganti-socialbehaviour", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cllr-Paula-Desmond/107819895945507", 
        "twitter": "0872328946", 
        "webpage": "http://pdesmond.wordpress.com"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Deirdre Clune", 
        "constituency": "deirdre.clune@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael's Deirdre Clune is seeking re-election for a third term of office as a deputy for Cork South-Central. The 51-year-old was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 1997 and, although she failed in her reelection bid in 2002, she managed to regain her seat with over 9 per cent of the vote in the 2007 poll. As of July 2010, she is Fine Gael's Frontbench Spokesperson on Research and Innovation.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/deirdreclunefg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cork South Central", 
        "phone": "0214890000", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/deirdreclune", 
        "twitter": "deirdreclunetd", 
        "webpage": "http://deirdreclune.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Dan Boyle", 
        "constituency": "dan.boyle@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "The Green Party will be hoping that Dan Boyle, the current Deputy Leader of the Seanad, will be able to regain his seat in the competitive Cork South-Central constituency. After four previous unsuccessful attempts, Boyle's tally of almost 5,000 first-preference votes was enough to see him elected to D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann in 2002. Despite picking up an almost identical amount of votes in 2007, he narrowly lost out on his seat and was nominated to the Seanad by the Taoiseach shortly thereafter.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/danboylegp-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cork South Central", 
        "phone": "0872772701", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/senatordanboyle", 
        "twitter": "sendboyle", 
        "webpage": "http://www.danboyle.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Des O&#8217;Grady", 
        "general_description": "In their attempt to win a seat in Cork North-West, Sinn F\u00e9in have opted for a relatively unknown party activist, Des O'Grady. A teacher at Coachford Community College in Cork, O'Grady's only prior electoral experience was in the 2009 local elections when he was eliminated on the fourth count.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/desogradysf-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "SinnF\u00e9in", 
        "policies": "Cork North West", 
        "twitter": "0863644317", 
        "webpage": "http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/19885"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael Moynihan", 
        "facebook": "michael@michaelmoynihantd.ie", 
        "general_description": "Moynihan was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 1997, and will again contest the upcoming election for Cork North West. He was successfully elected in 2007 with a 21.76% share of the vote, and was chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Science from 2004\u20132007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Michael-MoynihanFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FiannaF\u00e1il", 
        "policies": "Cork North West", 
        "twitter": "02951299", 
        "webpage": "http://michaelmoynihantd.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael Creed", 
        "facebook": "Cork North West", 
        "general_description": "Having topped the poll in 2007, Fine Gael's Michael Creed will be hoping for a similarly strong showing in Cork North-West this time around. Creed's first election to D\u00e1il Eireann came in 1989 and he has represented the constituency at national level since, with the exception of five-year gap from 2002-2007. As of October 2010, he is the party's Deputy Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs with Special Responsibility for European Affairs.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/michaelcreedfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "michael.creed@finegael.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1488813523", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "02641835", 
        "webpage": "http://www.michaelcreed.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/mcollinsgreen", 
        "facebook": "Cork North West", 
        "general_description": "Mark Collins", 
        "image": "The sole Green Party candidate in Cork North-West, Mark Collins, is something of a political novice. Collins' only previous political experience came in the 2009 local elections when he unsuccessfully ran for a seat on Cork County Council. He is a self-employed food quality and safety consultant by trade.", 
        "party": "markcollinsgreenparty@gmail.com", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Collins/134114950173", 
        "policies": "Green Party", 
        "twitter": "0863412013", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Mark_CollinsGP-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Derry Canty", 
        "facebook": "Cork North West", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael candidate Derry Canty will be hoping to replicate his strong record in local politics as he challenges for a seat in Cork North-West. Canty was originally elected as Progressive Democrat candidate to Cork County Council in 1991 and has been re-elected on three occasions subsequently. Canty's only previous tilt at national politics came when he unsuccessfully ran as an independent candidate in 1997.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/derrycantyfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "derrycantyccc@eircom.net", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000654058220", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "0214871383", 
        "webpage": "http://www.derrycanty.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "Ken Walsh", 
        "image": "Ken Walsh is the Green Party's candidate in Cork North-Central. Walsh's most recent electoral experience came in the June 2009 local elections when he stood as the party's county council candidate in Cork North-East. He was eliminated on the second count having only managed to secure 5 per cent of first preferences.", 
        "phone": "kenwalsh@ireland.com", 
        "twitter": "Cork North Central", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/kenwalshgp-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Harry Rea", 
        "facebook": "Cork North Central", 
        "general_description": "Harry Rea is a first time candidate running in the Cork North Central area on behalf of the Christian Solidarity Party. Rea started his career as a plumber and has worked at designing heating and plumbing systems for over 20 years. He is married with five children.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/harryreaCSP-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Hrea@eircom.net", 
        "phone": "Pro-lifelegislationandfinancialincentivesformarriagesandchildbirth;Removalofanyunnecessarybureaucracytocreatejobsefficiently;ReductionofVATby5%onIrishproductstoincreasecompetition;Efficientandproperlyfundedhealthcaresystem;15%reductionintaxestokeepmoneycirculatingintheIrisheconomy", 
        "policies": "Christian Solidarity Party", 
        "twitter": "0876352766", 
        "webpage": "http://comharcriostai.org/index.htm"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Fergus O&#8217;Rourke", 
        "facebook": "Cork North Central", 
        "general_description": "Cork lawyer Fergus O'Rourke is running as an independent candidate in Cork North-Central. If elected, O'Rourke has indicated that he will seek to align himself with others who support a political reform agenda. This is his first general election campaign.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/FergusORourkeInd-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "jfor@irish-lawyer.com", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fergus-ORourke-2011-General-Election-CORK-NC/182939081729276", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "ubfid", 
        "webpage": "http://www.fergusorourke.com"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Dara Murphy", 
        "facebook": "Cork North Central", 
        "general_description": "With six years of experience as a Cork County councillor behind him, Fine Gael candidate Dara Murphy is hoping to finally make the step up to the national political stage. Murphy's term as Lord Mayor of Cork came to an end in June 2010 and he will be hoping to capitalise on the profile and publicity experienced during his year in office. A successful businessman as well, the Glanmire man was nominated by John Bruton to serve on the National Social and Economic Council between 1995 and 1998.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/daramurphyfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "dara_murphy@corkcity.ie", 
        "phone": "0862533729", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "daramurphy2011", 
        "webpage": "http://www.daramurphy.finegael.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Billy Kelleher", 
        "facebook": "billykelleher@eircom.net", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing Fianna F\u00e1il TD Billy Kelleher is a general election candidate in Cork North-Central. Having topped the polls in the constituency in 2007, the 43-year-old was rewarded with a junior ministry by then-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, serving as Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs. Kelleher remained in favour following Brian Cowen's cabinet reshuffle in 2009 and has handled the portfolio for trade and commerce since then.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Billy-KelleherFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FiannaF\u00e1il", 
        "policies": "Cork North Central", 
        "twitter": "0214502289", 
        "webpage": "http://www.billykelleher.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0872185550", 
        "facebook": "Cork North Central", 
        "general_description": "Kevin Conway", 
        "image": "Kevin Conway ran unsuccessfully in the Blarney local elections in 2009. He will be contesting his first general election in the constituency of Cork North Central. He has been involved with community work for over thirty years.", 
        "party": "kevinbconway@gmail.com", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kevin-Conway/159711410740390", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "Job creation particularly in small indigenous industries; A review of the universal social levy , particularly to the lower paid; Streamlining the health and education system with further investment in areas where it is most needed; Reform of both national and local government", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/KevinConwayInd-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mick Barry", 
        "facebook": "Cork North Central", 
        "general_description": "Mick Barry is the Socialist Party candidate for Cork North Central. Barry was first elected as Councillor in 2004. He was the key organiser of the protest in Cork city in 2008 to defend medical cards for the over 70s.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MickBarrySP-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mick-Barry-Socialist-Party/161319693903788", 
        "policies": "Socialist Party", 
        "twitter": "Stop the closure of St Mary\u2019s Orthopaedic Hospital in Gurranabraher; The introduction of an emergency programme of useful public works to create employment; Nationalise the banks under the democratic control of workers rather than bailing them out ", 
        "webpage": "http://www.mickbarry.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Adams", 
        "general_description": "John Adams is running as an independent candidate in affiliation with The People's Convention. A resident of St Lukes, Mr Adams is originally from Dublin but has lived in Cork since 1983. He is a former member of the Green Party.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/JohnAdamsCPPC-197x197.png", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Cork North Central", 
        "twitter": "Nationalize the gas fields in Mayo, and invite the government of Norway in to run them as a partner; Reverse the deal Bertie Ahern made with the Catholic Church for taxpayers to pay all of the church's bills after the abuse claims; Complete overhaul of planning process; Promotion of forestry and tourism", 
        "webpage": "http://www.cppc.ie/candidates/profile/john_adams"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "David Stanton", 
        "constituency": "David.Stanton@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Fine Gael's David Stanton is seeking re-election for fourth term as a deputy for Cork East. Stanton was first elected in 1997 and was returned to Leinster House in both 2002 and 2007. Over the course of his thirteen years as a D\u00e1il deputy, Stanton has been appointed as spokesperson on a range of issues (Disability; Dail Reform; Equality and Social and Family Affairs; and Labour Affairs, Consumer Rights and Trade). He is currently the party's spokesperson on Defence.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/davidstantonfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cork East", 
        "phone": "0214632867", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Stanton-TD/52600464699", 
        "twitter": "davidstantontd", 
        "webpage": "http://www.stanton.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Paul O&#8217;Neill", 
        "constituency": "paul@oneillandassociates.eu", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Paul O'Neill is standing as an independent candidate in Cork East. A businessman and financial adviser, the Bandon native is hoping that his expertise will boost his chances at securing a seat in the four-seat constituency. O'Neill's website unashamedly states that he has never had any desire to be a politician but, once the government committed the \"ultimate sin\" by creating NAMA, he decided that he would put his own name forward this time around.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/pauloneillind-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cork East", 
        "phone": "Addressingthepublicfinances.Creativity,entrepreneurialspiritandcost-neutralincentivesarethekeyshereastherearenofundsforstimuli;Addressingthebankingcrisis.Thegovernmenthastostopfillingthegapsinthebanks'balancesheets;Politicalreformisanabsolutemust.Concentratingonbasicissuesliketherolesoflocalpoliticiansandnationalpoliticiansisanitemthatneedstobeaddressed", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Paul-ONeill-Cork-East-Independent-Election-Candidate/149055341811198", 
        "twitter": "0868232503", 
        "webpage": "http://www.pauloneillno1.com/default.html"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Pa O&#8217;Driscoll", 
        "constituency": "paodriscoll@gmail.com", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Pa O'Driscoll is a Fine Gael candidate in Cork East. O'Driscoll, who is a history and geography teacher by trade, has been active in local politics since June 2009 when he was elected to Cork County Council and Fermoy Town Council.  His website states that he got involved in politics because he believes that \"everyone has a responsibility to engage in their community for the mutual benefit of all.\"", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/paodriscollfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cork East", 
        "phone": "0868113109", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/paodriscoll", 
        "twitter": "paodriscoll", 
        "webpage": "http://www.paodriscoll.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "0863752944", 
        "facebook": "smclellan@eircom.net", 
        "general_description": "Sandra McLellan", 
        "image": "Sandra McLellan is the sole Sinn F\u00e9in candidate in the four-seat Cork East constituency. The former Mayor of Youghal was unsuccessful on her only previous attempt to win a seat, eliminated on the second count in 2007 with almost 7 per cent of first-preference votes.", 
        "phone": "SinnF\u00e9in", 
        "policies": "Cork East", 
        "twitter": "profile.php?id=100000406357137", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/sandramclellansf-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Claire Cullinane", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "First time candidate Claire Cullinane lives in Cobh and has been self employed all her life. Cullinane will be contesting the election as an Independent in Cork East. She is running in affiliation with the People's Convention.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/ClaireCullinaneCPPC-197x197.png", 
        "party": "Cork East", 
        "phone": "ToputthepeopleofIrelandatthecentreofdecision-makingandtoallowthemtohaveadirectsayonthepassingoflegislation;Givetheelectoratetherighttorecallelectedrepresentativesandtherighttoinitiatereferenda;Supportthereductionoftheageofvotingto16years", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002021392963", 
        "twitter": "0872565728", 
        "webpage": "http://www.cppc.ie/candidates/profile/claire_cullinane"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Patrick Bullman", 
        "facebook": "Cork East", 
        "general_description": "Patrick Bullman lived in Sweden for twenty years. He worked as a Swedish Seamans Union representative for the Stockholm area. Bullman is contesting his first election and will run as an Independent candidate in Cork East.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/PatrickBullmanCPPC-197x197.png", 
        "phone": "ToputthepeopleofIrelandatthecentreofdecision-makingandtoallowthemtohaveadirectsayonthepassingoflegislation;Givetheelectoratetherighttorecallelectedrepresentativesandtherighttoinitiatereferenda;Supportthereductionoftheageofvotingto16years", 
        "policies": "Independent", 
        "twitter": "0862412202", 
        "webpage": "http://www.cppc.ie/candidates/profile/patrick_bullman"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael Ahern", 
        "facebook": "michael.ahern@oireachtas.ie", 
        "general_description": "Outgoing Fianna F\u00e1il TD Michael Ahern is running for re-election in Cork East. Ahern was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 1982 and has been re-elected at every election since, topping the polls in 2007 with almost 20 per cent of first preferences. During his time in the Oireachtas, he has had spells as Minister for Science (1992-93) and Minister for Trade and Commerce (2002-2007).", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/MichaelAhernFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "FiannaF\u00e1il", 
        "policies": "Cork East", 
        "twitter": "016183436", 
        "webpage": "http://www.fiannafail.ie/people/michael-ahern/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Tony Mulcahy", 
        "constituency": "Clare", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/mulcahypolitics", 
        "general_description": "Having failed to win a D\u00e1il seat in 2007, Tony Mulcahy is set to stand again for Fine Gael in Clare. The Fine Gael councillor has been active in local politics since 1994 when he was first elected to Shannon Town Council. He has also served on Clare County Council for over eleven years since first winning a seat in 1999. Mulcahy has also been an active contributor to campaigns to improve the rights of people with disabilities and he is currently serving as the vice-chairperson of the Clare Federation of People with Special Needs.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/tonymulcahyfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "tony@tonymulcahy.com", 
        "party": "Fine Gael", 
        "phone": "061718111", 
        "policies": "Health Care \u2013 Protect local health services - Provide improved access to quality health care; Economy- Protect existing/generate new employment Support SMEs. Restore Ireland\u2019s economic independence; Infrastructure- Secure Shannon Airport\u2019s future viability; Public Sector - Tackle the excesses and waste ", 
        "twitter": "Mulcahy4u", 
        "webpage": "http://www.tonymulcahy.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Michael McNamara", 
        "facebook": "Clare", 
        "general_description": "Michael McNamara has been selected by the Labour Party as a general election candidate for Clare. A farmer and qualified barrister, the 36-year-old's only previous electoral experience came in 2007 when he contested the European elections as an independent candidate for the North-West constituency. On that occasion, he was eliminated on the first count despite securing almost 13,000 first preferences.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/michaelmcnamaralab-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "michaelmcnamara@votelabour.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-McNamara/177185598977651", 
        "policies": "Labour", 
        "twitter": "0871384561", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/michaelmcnamara"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Madeline McAleer", 
        "general_description": "Madeline McAleer is Director of ClareFocus.ie, an interactive events website showcasing Co. Clare. She has been short-listed twice in the Clare FBD Business Awards. McAleer was brought up in Omagh, Co. Tyrone.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Madeline-a-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Clare", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://www.leap.ie/clarefocus_ie.php"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Hillery", 
        "constituency": "info@johnhillery.com", 
        "facebook": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "general_description": "Dr. John Hillery has been nominated to partner Timmy Dooley as Fianna F\u00e1il seek to retain their two seats in the Clare constituency. Hillery's nomination comes in the wake of the decision of Minister for Defence Tony Killeen not to seek re-election. A former president of the Irish medical council, the Banner native claims to have maintained strong ties with his home county despite having lived in Dublin since childhood. He unsuccessfully ran for the Seanad in 2007.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/JohnHilleryFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Clare", 
        "phone": "0872793703", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002029451826", 
        "twitter": "DrJohnHillery", 
        "webpage": "http://www.johnhillery.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Timmy Dooley", 
        "facebook": "Clare", 
        "general_description": "Having topped the polls as a first-time candidate in 2007, Timmy Dooley will be hoping to repeat his success and secure re-election as Fianna F\u00e1il's Clare representative. Dooley has been an active Fianna F\u00e1il member since his student days in UCD when he was appointed as head of the Kevin Barry cumann. He served a term in Seanad \u00c9ireann from 2002 to 2007 as a member of the Administrative Panel.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Timmy-DooleyFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "timmy.dooley@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/timmy.dooley", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "0656891115", 
        "webpage": "http://www.timmydooley.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Jim Connolly", 
        "facebook": "jim@td4clare.com", 
        "general_description": "Jim Connolly is running as an independent candidate for Clare. A qualified art teacher and bronze sculptor, the 73-year-old is the founder of Rural Resettlement Ireland (RRI) which provides assistance for hundreds of families who are resettling permanently in rural areas.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/jimconnollyind-197x197.jpg", 
        "phone": "Independent", 
        "policies": "Clare", 
        "twitter": "0862433056", 
        "webpage": "http://www.td4clare.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Pat Breen", 
        "constituency": "Pat.Breen@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "First elected to the D\u00e1il in 2002, Fine Gael's Pat Breen has represented the people of County Clare in the Dail for eight years. Breen also has experience of representation at a local level following his election to Clare County Council in 1999. At present, he is the party's Deputy Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs as well as the Deputy Leader of the Irish Delegation to the Council of Europe.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/patbreenfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Clare", 
        "phone": "0656868466", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/PatBreenTD", 
        "twitter": "patbreen1", 
        "webpage": "http://www.patbreen.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Better representation for the disabled and those with mental illness; More opportunities for young people", 
        "general_description": "Patrick Brassil", 
        "image": "Patrick Brassil is 49 and currently studying for a degree in counselling. Originally from Newmarket on Fergus, he now lives in Ennis.  He will contest his first election as an independent in the Clare constituency.", 
        "phone": "Clare", 
        "twitter": "Independent", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/patrickbrassilind-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Brendan Smith", 
        "facebook": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "general_description": "Fianna F\u00e1il's Brendan Smith is running for re-election in Cavan-Monaghan. The 54-year-old was first elected to the D\u00e1il in 1992 and has been returned in every election subsequently. He was appointed to Brian Cowen's cabinet in 2008 as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/BrendanSmithFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "constituency@agriculture.gov.ie", 
        "phone": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brendan-Smith/110762935615784", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "0494362366", 
        "webpage": "http://www.brendansmith.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Joe O&#8217;Reilly", 
        "constituency": "joe.oreilly@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Senator Joe O'Reilly has been picked by Fine Gael to challenge for a seat in Cavan-Monaghan. A qualified national school teacher, O'Reilly first entered the political arena when he was elected to Cavan County Council in 1985. Having served  in the Seanad from 1989-1992, O'Reilly was reelected for a second term in 2007 and is currently the party's spokesperson on Energy, Communications and Natural Resources.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/joeoreillyfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "phone": "0862444321", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/people/Joe-O-Reilly/100001472542828", 
        "twitter": "senjoeoreilly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.joeoreilly.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Peter McVitty", 
        "constituency": "mcvittys@vodafone.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Cavan County Councillor Peter McVitty is contesting the general election in Cavan-Monaghan. The Ballyconnell man, who was first elected to the council in 1999, and was appointed as the body's chairperson in 2006/2007. His only other national election campaign was in 2007 when he unsuccessfully sought election to the Administrative Panel of Seanad Eireann.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/PeterMcVittyfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "phone": "0499526645", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001946485841", 
        "twitter": "ClrPeterMcVitty", 
        "webpage": "http://www.petermcvitty.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Darcy Lonergan", 
        "constituency": "darcy.j.lonergan@nuim.ie", 
        "facebook": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "Darcy Lonergan will contest the forthcoming election as a Green Party candidate for Cavan-Monaghan. Lonergan is currently studying for an International Degree in Politics and Sociology at NUIM Maynooth. She is also currently a Carrickmacross Town Councillor.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/DarcyLonerganGP-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "phone": "TheGreenscancreate100,000newjobsinthenextdecade.IplanonmakingtheCavan/Monaghanregiontheheartofcleanjobs;Togetmorewomeninvolvedinpoliticsandgetawomen'svoiceintheD\u00e1il;Togiveavoicetoissuesconcerningyoungpeopleinparticularsuchaseducation,emigrationandsuicide", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/dlonergan3", 
        "twitter": "086 1903119", 
        "webpage": "http://vote.greenparty.ie/cavan-monaghan/darcy-lonergan"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Liam Hogan", 
        "constituency": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "facebook": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Liam-Hogan-Labour-2011/192853024063986", 
        "general_description": "This will be Liam Hogan's first general election. He previously unsuccessfully contested a local election for Cavan in 2009. Having witnessed first-hand the economic difficulties of some close friends and family, he decided to act on his anger and approached the Labour Party to see how best he could contribute. Prior to his political calling, Hogan worked in a variety of social services and also advised the Department of Education and Science and the HSE on programs designed to help at-risk children and immigrants.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/liamhoganlab-197x197.jpg", 
        "mail": "liam.hogan4labour@gmail.com", 
        "party": "Labour", 
        "phone": "0858000020", 
        "policies": "Attract new jobs, retain existing employment and develop local employment opportunities; Develop agri-food and tourism sectors; Promote sustainable development and ensure that this generation does not suffer from poverty and emigration that our country experienced in the past", 
        "twitter": "liamhoganlabour", 
        "webpage": "http://www.labour.ie/liamhogan"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Joseph Duffy", 
        "image": "Joseph Duffy has previously contested two general elections (1989 and 1997). He was unsuccessful in both. Duffy will hope for third time lucky as he is running as an Independent for Cavan-Monaghan in the forthcoming election.", 
        "twitter": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Se\u00e1n Conlan", 
        "facebook": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Sean Conlon is a Fine Gael candidate for Cavan-Monaghan. A practising solicitior, Conlon was elected to Ballybay Town Council in the local elections of June 2009. He is the owner of Conlan's Bar on Cavan's Main Street.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/SeanConlanfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "seanconlan@hotmail.com", 
        "phone": "Newemploymentopportunities;Infrastructuraldevelopment;TheretentionanddevelopmentofservicesatMonaghanGeneralHospital", 
        "policies": "Fine Gael", 
        "twitter": "0876679306", 
        "webpage": "http://www.seanconlan.finegael.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Mary White", 
        "constituency": "airestait@pobail.ie", 
        "facebook": "Green Party", 
        "general_description": "Mary White's election in 2007 marked a watershed for the Green Party as she became the party's first female politician to win a D\u00e1il seat. As well as operating as the party's Deputy Leader since 2001, White was Minister for State for Equality, Human Rights and Integration in the outgoing government.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/marywhitegp-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "phone": "0599173721", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-White/42996776811", 
        "twitter": "marywhitetd", 
        "webpage": "http://marywhitetd.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "John Paul Phelan", 
        "constituency": "JohnPaul.Phelan@finegael.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Senator John Paul Phelan is a Fine Gael candidate in Carlow-Kilkenny. Phelan has been a member of Seanad Eireann since his election to the body in 2002 at the age of just 23. By that time, he was already quite accustomed to moving in political circles as he sat on Kilkenny County Council since 1999. He is currently the Fine Gael spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade & Employment in the Seanad.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/johnpaulphelanfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "phone": "0567793210", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1245042042", 
        "twitter": "jpphelan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.johnpaulphelan.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "John O&#8217;Hara", 
        "image": "This will be John O'Hara's first venture into politics. He's running as an Independent candidate in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency.", 
        "twitter": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/noone2.png"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Jennifer Murnane O&#8217;Connor", 
        "facebook": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "general_description": "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor is a first-time general election candidate in Carlow-Kilkenny. O'Connor's first taste of local politics came in 2002 when she was co-opted on to Carlow County Council to replace her father, Councillor Jimmy Murnane. O'Connor was re-elected to Carlow Town and County Councils on the first count in 2009.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Jennifer-Murnane-OConnorFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "jmurnane@carlowcoco.ie", 
        "phone": "Jobs;Healthcare;Education;Housing;Infrastructure", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "050341565", 
        "webpage": "http://www.fiannafail.ie/people/jennifer-murnane-oconnor/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "http://twitter.com/cmacliam", 
        "constituency": "conor@macliam.org", 
        "facebook": "Socialist Party", 
        "general_description": "Conor MacLiam", 
        "image": "MacLiam is running as the Socialist Party's only candidate in the Carlow/Kilkenny constituency. MacLiam is a strong campaigner on health matters and has actively highlighted the need for better care for cancer sufferers.", 
        "party": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "phone": "Healthcareforall,notforprofit;AhospiceforC/KK;Againstausteritymeasures,makethesuper-richpay;SlashTDswages", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/ConorMacLiam", 
        "twitter": "0866033584", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/conormacliam-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Stephen Kelly", 
        "facebook": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "First time candidate Stephen Kelly is running as an Independent in Carlow Kilkenny. The 40 year old is from Aughtanee on the outskirts of Kilkenny City. Throughout his life he has been active in business, farming and journalism.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/StephenKellyIND-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "phone": "Capitalinvestmentsinbusinessbechangedto25%over4yearsasopposedtothecurrent12%over8years;Expansionofthefreelegalaidscheme;There-introductionoftheinstallationaidforyoungentrantstofarming,andthereturnoftheretirementscheme", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000474874737", 
        "twitter": "stephenckelly", 
        "webpage": "http://stephenkelly.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Phil Hogan", 
        "constituency": "philip.hogan@oireachtas.ie", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "First elected as a Fine Gael TD for Carlow-Kilkenny in 1989, Phil Hogan has represented the constituency for the past 21 years. During that time, Hogan has held a variety of positions within the party, including his most recent role as opposition spokesman on Environment, Heritage and Local Government. He is currently Fine Gael's National Director of Elections.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/philhoganfg.jpg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "phone": "0567771490", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001086390471", 
        "twitter": "phoganck", 
        "webpage": "http://www.philhogan.ie/"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Pat Deering", 
        "constituency": "patdeering@eircom.net", 
        "facebook": "Fine Gael", 
        "general_description": "Councillor Pat Deering is one of three Fine Gael candidates on the party ticket in Carlow-Kilkenny. The Rathvilly farmer followed in his father Michael's footsteps by winning election to Carlow County Council in 2009. He is currently the head of the council's Transport & Infrastructure Strategic Policy Committee.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/01/patdeeringfg-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "phone": "Education;Health;Agriculture;Employment", 
        "policies": "http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1439570553", 
        "twitter": "0876674024", 
        "webpage": "http://www.patdeering.ie"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Independent", 
        "general_description": "Johnny Couchman", 
        "image": "Johnny Couchman is a first time candidate. He will contest the forthcoming election as an Independent in Carlow Kilkenny.", 
        "twitter": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "webpage": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/JohnnyCouchmanIND-197x197.jpg"
    }, 
    {
        "candidateName": "Bobby Aylward", 
        "facebook": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "general_description": "Bobby Aylward is an outgoing Fianna F\u00e1il TD in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency. The 55-year-old farmer Bobby Aylward was first elected as a TD in 2007, filling the Fianna F\u00e1il seat which had been held by his brother Liam since 1977. Aylward also has fifteen years of experience in local politics as a member of Kilkenny County Council from 1992 until the time of his general election victory.", 
        "image": "http://cdn.thejournal.ie/media/2011/02/Bobby-AylwardFF-197x197.jpg", 
        "party": "bobby.aylward@oireachtas.ie", 
        "phone": "0567794570", 
        "policies": "Fianna F\u00e1il", 
        "twitter": "castlegannon", 
        "webpage": "http://www.bobbyaylward.com/"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Galway East", 
        "image": "Ciaran Cannon", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/galway-east/ciaran-cannon"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Galway East", 
        "image": "Tim Broderick", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/galway-east/tim-broderick"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "image": "Barry Andrews", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dun-laoghaire/barry-andrews"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "image": "Sean Barrett", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dun-laoghaire/sean-barrett"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "image": "Victor Boyhan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dun-laoghaire/victor-boyhan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "image": "Ciaran Cuffe", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dun-laoghaire/ciaran-cuffe"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "image": "Daire  Fitzgerald", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dun-laoghaire/daire-fitzgerald"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "image": "Mary Hanafin", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dun-laoghaire/mary-hanafin"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "D\u00fan Laoghaire", 
        "image": "Mary Mitchell-O'Connor", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dun-laoghaire/mary-mitchell-oconnor"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin West", 
        "image": "Joan Burton", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-west/joan-burton"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin West", 
        "image": "Paul Donnelly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-west/paul-donnelly"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin West", 
        "image": "Joe  Higgins", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-west/joe-higgins"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin West", 
        "image": "David McGuinness", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-west/david-mcguinness"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin West", 
        "image": "Roderic O'Gorman", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-west/roderic-ogorman"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South West", 
        "image": "Sean Crowe", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-west/sean-crowe"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South West", 
        "image": "Brian Hayes", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-west/brian-hayes"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South West", 
        "image": "Ray  Kelly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-west/ray-kelly"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South West", 
        "image": "Eamonn Maloney", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-west/eamonn-maloney"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South West", 
        "image": "Charlie O'Connor", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-west/charlie-oconnor"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South East", 
        "image": "Chris Andrews", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-east/chris-andrews"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South East", 
        "image": "Lucinda Creighton", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-east/lucinda-creighton"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South East", 
        "image": "John Gormley", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-east/john-gormley"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South East", 
        "image": "Kevin Humphreys", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-east/kevin-humphreys"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South East", 
        "image": "Ruadh\u00e1n Mac Aodh\u00e1in", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-east/rudhan-mac-aodhan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South East", 
        "image": "Eoghan Murphy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-east/eoghan-murphy"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South East", 
        "image": "Ruairi Quinn", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-east/ruairi-quinn"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South East", 
        "image": "Paul Sommerville", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-east/paul-sommerville"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South Central", 
        "image": "Neville Bradley", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-central/neville-bradley"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South Central", 
        "image": "Catherine Byrne", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-central/catherine-byrne"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South Central", 
        "image": "Colm  Callanan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-central/colm-callanan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South Central", 
        "image": "Michael Conaghan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-central/michael-conaghan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South Central", 
        "image": "Noel Francis Bennett", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-central/noel-francis-bennett"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South Central", 
        "image": "Paul  King", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-central/paul-king-2"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South Central", 
        "image": "Dominic Mooney", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-central/dominic-mooney"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South Central", 
        "image": "Ois\u00edn \u00d3 hAlmhain", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-central/oisin-o-halmhain"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South Central", 
        "image": "Peter O'Neill", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south-central/peter-oneill"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South", 
        "image": "Nicola Curry", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south/nicola-curry"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South", 
        "image": "Maria Corrigan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south/maria-corrigan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South", 
        "image": "John  Doyle", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south/john-doyle"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South", 
        "image": "Peter Mathews", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south/peter-mathews"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South", 
        "image": "Jane  Murphy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south/jane-murphy-2"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South", 
        "image": "Shane Ross", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south/shane-ross"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South", 
        "image": "Raymond Whitehead", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south/raymond-whitehead"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin South", 
        "image": "Alan Shatter", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-south/alan-shatter"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North West", 
        "image": "Gerry Breen", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-west/gerry-breen"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North West", 
        "image": "John Dunne", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-west/john-dunne"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North West", 
        "image": "Ruairi  Holohan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-west/ruairi-holohan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North West", 
        "image": "Michael  Larkin", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-west/michael-larkin"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North West", 
        "image": "John Lyons", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-west/john-lyons-2"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North West", 
        "image": "Roisin Shortall", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-west/roisin-shortall"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North East", 
        "image": "Eamonn Blaney", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-east/eamonn-blaney"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North East", 
        "image": "Robert Eastwood", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-east/robert-eastwood"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North East", 
        "image": "Brian  Greene", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-east/brian-greene-2"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North East", 
        "image": "David Healy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-east/david-healy"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North East", 
        "image": "Larry O'Toole", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-east/larry-otoole"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North East", 
        "image": "Raymond Sexton", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-east/raymond-sexton"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North Central", 
        "image": "Richard Bruton", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-central/richard-bruton"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North Central", 
        "image": "Donna Cooney", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-central/donna-cooney"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North Central", 
        "image": "John Lyons", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-central/john-lyons"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North Central", 
        "image": "Finian McGrath", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-central/finian-mcgrath"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North Central", 
        "image": "Aodh\u00e1n  O'Riord\u00e1in", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north-central/aodhan-oriordain"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North", 
        "image": "Clare Daly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north/clare-daly"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North", 
        "image": "Mark  Harrold", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north/mark-harrold"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North", 
        "image": "Michael Kennedy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north/michael-kennedy"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North", 
        "image": "James Reilly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north/james-reilly"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin North", 
        "image": "Trevor Sargent", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-north/trevor-sargent"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "image": "Robert Connolly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-mid-west/robert-connolly"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "image": "Robert Dowds", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-mid-west/robert-dowds"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "image": "Frances Fitzgerald", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-mid-west/frances-fitzgerald"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "image": "Derek Keating", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-mid-west/derek-keating"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "image": "Colm  McGrath", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-mid-west/colm-mcgrath"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "image": "Eoin \u00d3 Broin", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-mid-west/eoin-o-broin"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Mid West", 
        "image": "Niall  Smith", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-mid-west/niall-smith"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Central", 
        "image": "Cyprian Brady", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-central/cyprian-brady"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Central", 
        "image": "Aine Clancy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-central/aine-clancy"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Central", 
        "image": "Joe Costello", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-central/joe-costello"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Central", 
        "image": "Mary Fitzpatrick", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-central/mary-fitzpatrick"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Central", 
        "image": "John Hyland", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-central/john-hyland"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Central", 
        "image": "Phil  Kearney", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-central/phil-kearney"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Central", 
        "image": "Paul  O'Loughlin", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-central/paul-o%e2%80%99loughlin"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Dublin Central", 
        "image": "Cieran  Perry", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/dublin-central/cieran-perry"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal South West", 
        "image": "Mary Coughlan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-south-west/mary-coughlan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal South West", 
        "image": "John  Duffy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-south-west/john-duffy"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal South West", 
        "image": "Stephen  McCahill", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-south-west/stephen-mccahill"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal South West", 
        "image": "Brian \u00d3 Domhnaill", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-south-west/brian-o-domhnaill"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal South West", 
        "image": "Ann Sweeney", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-south-west/ann-sweeney"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal North East", 
        "image": "Dara Blaney", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-north-east/dara-blaney"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal North East", 
        "image": "Betty Holmes", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-north-east/betty-holmes"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal North East", 
        "image": "Charlie  McConalogue", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-north-east/charlie-mcconalogue"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal North East", 
        "image": "Joe McHugh", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-north-east/joe-mchugh"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal North East", 
        "image": "John  Ryan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-north-east/john-ryan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Donegal North East", 
        "image": "Ryan Stewart", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/donegal-north-east/ryan-stewart"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South West", 
        "image": "Edmund Butler", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-west/edmund-butler"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South West", 
        "image": "Paul  Doonan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-west/paul-doonan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South West", 
        "image": "Paul Hayes", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-west/paul-hayes"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South West", 
        "image": "Michael McCarthy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-west/michael-mccarthy"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South West", 
        "image": "Dave McInerney", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-west/dave-mcinerney"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South West", 
        "image": "Denis  O'Donovan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-west/denis-odonovan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South West", 
        "image": "Michael O'Sullivan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-west/michael-osullivan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South Central", 
        "image": "Dan Boyle", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-central/dan-boyle"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South Central", 
        "image": "Deirdre Clune", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-central/deirdre-clune"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South Central", 
        "image": "Paula Desmond", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-central/paula-desmond"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South Central", 
        "image": "Mick  Finn", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-central/mick-finn"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South Central", 
        "image": "Gerard Linehan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-central/gerard-linehan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South Central", 
        "image": "Miche\u00e1l Martin", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-central/micheal-martin"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South Central", 
        "image": "Michael McGrath", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-central/michael-mcgrath"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South Central", 
        "image": "Diarmaid \u00d3 Cadhla", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-central/diarmaid-o-cadhla"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork South Central", 
        "image": "Finbarr  O'Driscoll", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-south-central/finbarr-odriscoll"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North West", 
        "image": "Derry Canty", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-west/derry-canty"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North West", 
        "image": "Mark Collins", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-west/mark-collins"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North West", 
        "image": "Michael Creed", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-west/michael-creed"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North West", 
        "image": "Michael  Moynihan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-west/michael-moynihan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North West", 
        "image": "Des O'Grady", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-west/des-ogrady"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North Central", 
        "image": "John Adams", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-central/john-adams"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North Central", 
        "image": "Mick Barry", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-central/mick-barry"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North Central", 
        "image": "Kevin Conway", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-central/kevin-conway"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North Central", 
        "image": "Billy Kelleher", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-central/billy-kelleher"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North Central", 
        "image": "Dara Murphy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-central/dara-murphy"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North Central", 
        "image": "Fergus O'Rourke", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-central/fergus-orourke"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North Central", 
        "image": "Harry  Rea", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-central/harry-rae"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork North Central", 
        "image": "Ken Walsh", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-north-central/ken-walsh"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork East", 
        "image": "Claire Cullinane", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-east/claire-culliane"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork East", 
        "image": "Michael Ahern", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-east/michael-ahern"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork East", 
        "image": "Patrick Bullman", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-east/patrick-bulman"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork East", 
        "image": "Sandra McLellan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-east/sandra-mclellan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork East", 
        "image": "Pa O'Driscoll", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-east/pa-odriscoll"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork East", 
        "image": "Paul O'Neill", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-east/paul-oneill"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cork East", 
        "image": "David Stanton", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cork-east/david-stanton"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Clare", 
        "image": "Timmy Dooley", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/clare/timmy-dooley"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Clare", 
        "image": "Patrick  Brassil", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/clare/patrick-brassil"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Clare", 
        "image": "Pat Breen", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/clare/pat-breen"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Clare", 
        "image": "Jim Connolly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/clare/jim-connolly"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Clare", 
        "image": "John Hillery", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/clare/john-hillery"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Clare", 
        "image": "Madeline  McAleer", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/clare/madeline-mcaleer"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Clare", 
        "image": "Michael McNamara", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/clare/michael-mcnamara"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Clare", 
        "image": "Tony Mulcahy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/clare/tony-mulcahy"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "image": "Se\u00e1n Conlan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cavan-monaghan/sean-conlan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "image": "Peter McVitty", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cavan-monaghan/peter-mcvitty"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "image": "Darcy Lonergan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cavan-monaghan/darcy-lonergan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "image": "Joseph Duffy", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cavan-monaghan/joseph-duffy"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "image": "Liam Hogan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cavan-monaghan/liam-hogan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "image": "Joe O'Reilly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cavan-monaghan/joe-oreilly"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Cavan-Monaghan", 
        "image": "Brendan Smith", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/cavan-monaghan/brendan-smith"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "Johnny Couchman", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/johnny-couchman"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "Pat Deering", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/pat-deering"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "Phil Hogan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/phil-hogan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "Stephen Kelly", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/stephen-kelly"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "Conor  MacLiam", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/conor-macliam-2"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/jennifer-murnane-oconnor"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "John Paul Phelan", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/john-paul-phelan"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "Mary White", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/mary-white"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "Bobby Aylward", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/bobby-aylward"
    }, 
    {
        "general_description": "Carlow-Kilkenny", 
        "image": "John O'Hara", 
        "webpage": "http://www.thejournal.ie/election-candidates-2011/carlow-kilkenny/john-ohare"
    }
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};